Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 1.10.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 10 of book 1 (विश्वेश्वरसंहिता, viśveśvarasaṃhitā).

Verse 1.10.1

ब्रह्मविष्णू ऊचतुः ।
सर्गादिपंचकृत्यस्य लक्षणं ब्रूहि नौ प्रभो ।
शिव उवाच ।
मत्कृत्यबोधनं गुह्यं कृपया प्रब्रवीमि वाम् ॥ १ ॥

brahmaviṣṇū ūcatuḥ |
sargādipaṃcakṛtyasya lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi nau prabho |
śiva uvāca |
matkṛtyabodhanaṃ guhyaṃ kṛpayā prabravīmi vām || 1 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 1.10.1 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 (1.10.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Vishnu, Sarga, Pancakritya, Lakshana, Asmad, Prabhu, Shiva, Kritya, Bodhana, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Kripa, Pra, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 1.10.1). 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: “brahmaviṣṇū ūcatuḥ
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣṇū -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ūcatuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • Line 2: “sargādipaṃcakṛtyasya lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi nau prabho
  • sargā -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pañcakṛtyasya -
  • pañcakṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pañcakṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nau -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “śiva uvāca
  • śiva* -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 4: “matkṛtyabodhanaṃ guhyaṃ kṛpayā prabravīmi vām
  • mat -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • kṛtya -
  • kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • bodhanam -
  • bodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guhyam -
  • guhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛpayā -
  • kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • vām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 1.10.1

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 1.10.1 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મવિષ્ણૂ ઊચતુઃ ।
સર્ગાદિપંચકૃત્યસ્ય લક્ષણં બ્રૂહિ નૌ પ્રભો ।
શિવ ઉવાચ ।
મત્કૃત્યબોધનં ગુહ્યં કૃપયા પ્રબ્રવીમિ વામ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.10.1 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿಷ್ಣೂ ಊಚತುಃ ।
ಸರ್ಗಾದಿಪಂಚಕೃತ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣಂ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ನೌ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।
ಶಿವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮತ್ಕೃತ್ಯಬೋಧನಂ ಗುಹ್ಯಂ ಕೃಪಯಾ ಪ್ರಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ವಾಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 1.10.1 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മവിഷ്ണൂ ഊചതുഃ ।
സര്ഗാദിപംചകൃത്യസ്യ ലക്ഷണം ബ്രൂഹി നൌ പ്രഭോ ।
ശിവ ഉവാച ।
മത്കൃത്യബോധനം ഗുഹ്യം കൃപയാ പ്രബ്രവീമി വാമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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 1.10.1 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మవిష్ణూ ఊచతుః ।
సర్గాదిపంచకృత్యస్య లక్షణం బ్రూహి నౌ ప్రభో ।
శివ ఉవాచ ।
మత్కృత్యబోధనం గుహ్యం కృపయా ప్రబ్రవీమి వామ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 1.10.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মবিষ্ণূ ঊচতুঃ ।
সর্গাদিপংচকৃত্যস্য লক্ষণং ব্রূহি নৌ প্রভো ।
শিব উবাচ ।
মত্কৃত্যবোধনং গুহ্যং কৃপযা প্রব্রবীমি বাম্ ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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