Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.1.12.52 (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 52 contained in chapter 12 of book 2.1 (रुद्रसंहिता (१): सृष्टिखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (1): sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.1.12.52

कर्मयज्ञरता ये च स्थूललिंगार्चने रताः ।
असतां भावनार्थाय सूक्ष्मेण स्थूलविग्रहाः ॥ ५२ ॥

karmayajñaratā ye ca sthūlaliṃgārcane ratāḥ |
asatāṃ bhāvanārthāya sūkṣmeṇa sthūlavigrahāḥ || 52 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.12.52 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 (2.1.12.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karmayajna, Rata, Yah, Yat, Sthula, Lingarcana, Asat, Bhavana, Artha, Sukshma, Vigraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.12.52). 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: “karmayajñaratā ye ca sthūlaliṃgārcane ratāḥ
  • karmayajña -
  • karmayajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karmayajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratā* -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthūla -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liṅgārcane -
  • liṅgārcana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ratāḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “asatāṃ bhāvanārthāya sūkṣmeṇa sthūlavigrahāḥ
  • asatām -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhāvanā -
  • bhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sūkṣmeṇa -
  • sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sthūla -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vigrahāḥ -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vigrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.12.52

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 2.1.12.52 in Gujarati sript:
કર્મયજ્ઞરતા યે ચ સ્થૂલલિંગાર્ચને રતાઃ ।
અસતાં ભાવનાર્થાય સૂક્ષ્મેણ સ્થૂલવિગ્રહાઃ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 2.1.12.52 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಮಯಜ್ಞರತಾ ಯೇ ಚ ಸ್ಥೂಲಲಿಂಗಾರ್ಚನೇ ರತಾಃ ।
ಅಸತಾಂ ಭಾವನಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮೇಣ ಸ್ಥೂಲವಿಗ್ರಹಾಃ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 2.1.12.52 in Malayalam sript:
കര്മയജ്ഞരതാ യേ ച സ്ഥൂലലിംഗാര്ചനേ രതാഃ ।
അസതാം ഭാവനാര്ഥായ സൂക്ഷ്മേണ സ്ഥൂലവിഗ്രഹാഃ ॥ ൫൨ ॥

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 2.1.12.52 in Telugu sript:
కర్మయజ్ఞరతా యే చ స్థూలలింగార్చనే రతాః ।
అసతాం భావనార్థాయ సూక్ష్మేణ స్థూలవిగ్రహాః ॥ ౫౨ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.1.12.52 in Bengali sript:
কর্মযজ্ঞরতা যে চ স্থূললিংগার্চনে রতাঃ ।
অসতাং ভাবনার্থায সূক্ষ্মেণ স্থূলবিগ্রহাঃ ॥ ৫২ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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