Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.1.20.18 (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 18 contained in chapter 20 of book 2.1 (रुद्रसंहिता (१): सृष्टिखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (1): sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.1.20.18

अग्निकश्शतकोट्या वै कोट्याभिमुख एव च ।
आदित्यमूर्द्धा कोट्या च तथा चैव धनावहः ॥ १८ ॥

agnikaśśatakoṭyā vai koṭyābhimukha eva ca |
ādityamūrddhā koṭyā ca tathā caiva dhanāvahaḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.20.18 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 (2.1.20.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agnika, Shatakoti, Koti, Kotya, Abhimukha, Eva, Aditya, Murddha, Murddhan, Tatha, Dhanavaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.20.18). 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: “agnikaśśatakoṭyā vai koṭyābhimukha eva ca
  • agnikaś -
  • agnika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatakoṭyā* -
  • śatakoṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śatakoṭī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • koṭyā -
  • koṭya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
    kuṭ -> koṭyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
  • abhimukha* -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ādityamūrddhā koṭyā ca tathā caiva dhanāvahaḥ
  • āditya -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrddhā -
  • mūrddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrddhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • koṭyā -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kuṭ -> koṭyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • dhanāvahaḥ -
  • dhanāvaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.20.18

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 2.1.20.18 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્નિકશ્શતકોટ્યા વૈ કોટ્યાભિમુખ એવ ચ ।
આદિત્યમૂર્દ્ધા કોટ્યા ચ તથા ચૈવ ધનાવહઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 2.1.20.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿಕಶ್ಶತಕೋಟ್ಯಾ ವೈ ಕೋಟ್ಯಾಭಿಮುಖ ಏವ ಚ ।
ಆದಿತ್ಯಮೂರ್ದ್ಧಾ ಕೋಟ್ಯಾ ಚ ತಥಾ ಚೈವ ಧನಾವಹಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 2.1.20.18 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്നികശ്ശതകോട്യാ വൈ കോട്യാഭിമുഖ ഏവ ച ।
ആദിത്യമൂര്ദ്ധാ കോട്യാ ച തഥാ ചൈവ ധനാവഹഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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 2.1.20.18 in Telugu sript:
అగ్నికశ్శతకోట్యా వై కోట్యాభిముఖ ఏవ చ ।
ఆదిత్యమూర్ద్ధా కోట్యా చ తథా చైవ ధనావహః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.1.20.18 in Bengali sript:
অগ্নিকশ্শতকোট্যা বৈ কোট্যাভিমুখ এব চ ।
আদিত্যমূর্দ্ধা কোট্যা চ তথা চৈব ধনাবহঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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