Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 1.3.21 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Shivapurana is a one of the eighteen Major Puranas detailing religious worship of Shiva, also known as Shaivism. The book contains 24,000 verses although it is said to be an abridged form and originally consisted of 100,000 verses. This is verse 21 contained in chapter 3 of book 1 (विश्वेश्वरसंहिता, viśveśvarasaṃhitā).

Verse 1.3.21

संक्षिप्य तत्र वः सारं साधनं प्रब्रवीम्यहम् ।
श्रोत्रेण श्रवणं तस्य वचसा कीर्तनं तथा ॥ २१ ॥

saṃkṣipya tatra vaḥ sāraṃ sādhanaṃ prabravīmyaham |
śrotreṇa śravaṇaṃ tasya vacasā kīrtanaṃ tathā || 21 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 1.3.21 is contained in the book Shri Shiva Maha Purana - Moolmatram by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.3.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Yushmad, Sara, Sadhana, Pra, Aha, Asmad, Shrotra, Shravana, Tad, Vacas, Vacasa, Kirtana, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 1.3.21). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “saṃkṣipya tatra vaḥ sāraṃ sādhanaṃ prabravīmyaham
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣipya -
  • kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣip]
    kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣip]
    kṣip (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • sāram -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
  • sādhanam -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bravīmya -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrotreṇa śravaṇaṃ tasya vacasā kīrtanaṃ tathā
  • śrotreṇa -
  • śrotra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śravaṇam -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vacasā -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vacasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrtanam -
  • kīrtana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kīrtanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 1.3.21

Cover of edition (2019)

The Siva Purana (Three Volumes)
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2019)

An Exhaustive Introduction, Sanskrit Text, English Translation with Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2019)

Shri Shiva Purana (Set of 2 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Shiva Purana (Gujarati)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2013)

[સંક્ષિપ્ત શિવપુરાણ] — Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (9788129301840)

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Preview of verse 1.3.21 in Gujarati sript:
સંક્ષિપ્ય તત્ર વઃ સારં સાધનં પ્રબ્રવીમ્યહમ્ ।
શ્રોત્રેણ શ્રવણં તસ્ય વચસા કીર્તનં તથા ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes

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Preview of verse 1.3.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ಯ ತತ್ರ ವಃ ಸಾರಂ ಸಾಧನಂ ಪ್ರಬ್ರವೀಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರೋತ್ರೇಣ ಶ್ರವಣಂ ತಸ್ಯ ವಚಸಾ ಕೀರ್ತನಂ ತಥಾ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

Cover of edition (2004)

Shiva Purana (Malayalam)
by Swami Advaitanandapuri (2004)

[ശിവ പുരണ] published by Aarshasri Publications & Co.

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Preview of verse 1.3.21 in Malayalam sript:
സംക്ഷിപ്യ തത്ര വഃ സാരം സാധനം പ്രബ്രവീമ്യഹമ് ।
ശ്രോത്രേണ ശ്രവണം തസ്യ വചസാ കീര്തനം തഥാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Shiva Purana (Telugu)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2019)

[శ్రీ శివమఃపురాణము] or [శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణం]; Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.

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Preview of verse 1.3.21 in Telugu sript:
సంక్షిప్య తత్ర వః సారం సాధనం ప్రబ్రవీమ్యహమ్ ।
శ్రోత్రేణ శ్రవణం తస్య వచసా కీర్తనం తథా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

Shiva Purana (Bengali)
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 1.3.21 in Bengali sript:
সংক্ষিপ্য তত্র বঃ সারং সাধনং প্রব্রবীম্যহম্ ।
শ্রোত্রেণ শ্রবণং তস্য বচসা কীর্তনং তথা ॥ ২১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

Shiva Purana (Tamil)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2016)

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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