Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 1.13.6 (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 6 contained in chapter 13 of book 1 (विश्वेश्वरसंहिता, viśveśvarasaṃhitā).

Verse 1.13.6

ब्रह्मक्षत्रियवैश्यानां शुश्रूषुः शूद्र उच्यते ।
कर्षको वृषलो ज्ञेय इतरे चैव दस्यवः ॥ ६ ॥

brahmakṣatriyavaiśyānāṃ śuśrūṣuḥ śūdra ucyate |
karṣako vṛṣalo jñeya itare caiva dasyavaḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 1.13.6 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 (1.13.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shushrushu, Shudra, Ucyat, Karshaka, Vrishala, Jneya, Itara, Dasyu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 1.13.6). 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: “brahmakṣatriyavaiśyānāṃ śuśrūṣuḥ śūdra ucyate
  • 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]
  • kṣatriya -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiśyānām -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śuśrūṣuḥ -
  • śuśrūṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuśrūṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdra* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “karṣako vṛṣalo jñeya itare caiva dasyavaḥ
  • karṣako* -
  • karṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣalo* -
  • vṛṣala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñeya* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • itare -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    itara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    itarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dasyavaḥ -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 1.13.6

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 1.13.6 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મક્ષત્રિયવૈશ્યાનાં શુશ્રૂષુઃ શૂદ્ર ઉચ્યતે ।
કર્ષકો વૃષલો જ્ઞેય ઇતરે ચૈવ દસ્યવઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 1.13.6 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯವೈಶ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಶುಶ್ರೂಷುಃ ಶೂದ್ರ ಉಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ಕರ್ಷಕೋ ವೃಷಲೋ ಜ್ಞೇಯ ಇತರೇ ಚೈವ ದಸ್ಯವಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 1.13.6 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മക്ഷത്രിയവൈശ്യാനാം ശുശ്രൂഷുഃ ശൂദ്ര ഉച്യതേ ।
കര്ഷകോ വൃഷലോ ജ്ഞേയ ഇതരേ ചൈവ ദസ്യവഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

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 1.13.6 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మక్షత్రియవైశ్యానాం శుశ్రూషుః శూద్ర ఉచ్యతే ।
కర్షకో వృషలో జ్ఞేయ ఇతరే చైవ దస్యవః ॥ ౬ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 1.13.6 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মক্ষত্রিযবৈশ্যানাং শুশ্রূষুঃ শূদ্র উচ্যতে ।
কর্ষকো বৃষলো জ্ঞেয ইতরে চৈব দস্যবঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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