Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.1.16.11 (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 11 contained in chapter 16 of book 2.1 (रुद्रसंहिता (१): सृष्टिखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (1): sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.1.16.11

अर्द्धेन नारी पुरुषश्चार्द्धेन संततो मुने ।
स तस्यामसृजद्द्वंद्वं सर्वसाधनमुत्तमम् ॥ ११ ॥

arddhena nārī puruṣaścārddhena saṃtato mune |
sa tasyāmasṛjaddvaṃdvaṃ sarvasādhanamuttamam || 11 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.16.11 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 (2.1.16.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Riddha, Nari, Purusha, Arddha, Santata, Muni, Srijat, Dvandva, Sarvasadhana, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.16.11). 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: “arddhena nārī puruṣaścārddhena saṃtato mune
  • ar -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddhena -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puruṣaś -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārddhena -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • santato* -
  • santata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “sa tasyāmasṛjaddvaṃdvaṃ sarvasādhanamuttamam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasyāma -
  • tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • sṛjad -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • dvandvam -
  • dvandva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvandva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvasādhanam -
  • sarvasādhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvasādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvasādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.16.11

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

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

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Preview of verse 2.1.16.11 in Gujarati sript:
અર્દ્ધેન નારી પુરુષશ્ચાર્દ્ધેન સંતતો મુને ।
સ તસ્યામસૃજદ્દ્વંદ્વં સર્વસાધનમુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 2.1.16.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ದ್ಧೇನ ನಾರೀ ಪುರುಷಶ್ಚಾರ್ದ್ಧೇನ ಸಂತತೋ ಮುನೇ ।
ಸ ತಸ್ಯಾಮಸೃಜದ್ದ್ವಂದ್ವಂ ಸರ್ವಸಾಧನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 2.1.16.11 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ദ്ധേന നാരീ പുരുഷശ്ചാര്ദ്ധേന സംതതോ മുനേ ।
സ തസ്യാമസൃജദ്ദ്വംദ്വം സര്വസാധനമുത്തമമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

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 2.1.16.11 in Telugu sript:
అర్ద్ధేన నారీ పురుషశ్చార్ద్ధేన సంతతో మునే ।
స తస్యామసృజద్ద్వంద్వం సర్వసాధనముత్తమమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.1.16.11 in Bengali sript:
অর্দ্ধেন নারী পুরুষশ্চার্দ্ধেন সংততো মুনে ।
স তস্যামসৃজদ্দ্বংদ্বং সর্বসাধনমুত্তমম্ ॥ ১১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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