Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 1.21.28 (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 28 contained in chapter 21 of book 1 (विश्वेश्वरसंहिता, viśveśvarasaṃhitā).

Verse 1.21.28

उत्तमं मध्यमं नीचं त्रिविधं लिंगमीरितम् ।
मानतो मुनिशार्दूलास्तच्छृणुध्वं वदाम्यहम् ॥ २८ ॥

uttamaṃ madhyamaṃ nīcaṃ trividhaṃ liṃgamīritam |
mānato muniśārdūlāstacchṛṇudhvaṃ vadāmyaham || 28 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 1.21.28 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 (1.21.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uttamam, Uttama, Madhyama, Nica, Trividha, Linga, Irita, Manatah, Manat, Munishardula, Tat, Tad, Dhu, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 1.21.28). 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: “uttamaṃ madhyamaṃ nīcaṃ trividhaṃ liṃgamīritam
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nīcam -
  • nīca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīcā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • trividham -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īritam -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īr], [accusative single from √īr]
  • Line 2: “mānato muniśārdūlāstacchṛṇudhvaṃ vadāmyaham
  • mānato* -
  • mānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mān -> mānat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √mān class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mān class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mān class 1 verb]
    mān -> mānat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √mān class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mān class 1 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • muniśārdūlās -
  • muniśārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vadāmya -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 1.21.28

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 1.21.28 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તમં મધ્યમં નીચં ત્રિવિધં લિંગમીરિતમ્ ।
માનતો મુનિશાર્દૂલાસ્તચ્છૃણુધ્વં વદામ્યહમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 1.21.28 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತಮಂ ಮಧ್ಯಮಂ ನೀಚಂ ತ್ರಿವಿಧಂ ಲಿಂಗಮೀರಿತಮ್ ।
ಮಾನತೋ ಮುನಿಶಾರ್ದೂಲಾಸ್ತಚ್ಛೃಣುಧ್ವಂ ವದಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 1.21.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഉത്തമം മധ്യമം നീചം ത്രിവിധം ലിംഗമീരിതമ് ।
മാനതോ മുനിശാര്ദൂലാസ്തച്ഛൃണുധ്വം വദാമ്യഹമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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 1.21.28 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్తమం మధ్యమం నీచం త్రివిధం లింగమీరితమ్ ।
మానతో మునిశార్దూలాస్తచ్ఛృణుధ్వం వదామ్యహమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 1.21.28 in Bengali sript:
উত্তমং মধ্যমং নীচং ত্রিবিধং লিংগমীরিতম্ ।
মানতো মুনিশার্দূলাস্তচ্ছৃণুধ্বং বদাম্যহম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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