Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.2.2.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 2 of book 2.2 (रुद्रसंहिता (२): सतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (2): satīkhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.2.2.1

सूत उवाच ।
इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य नेमिषारण्यवासिनः ।
पप्रच्छ च मुनिश्रेष्ठः कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम् ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca |
ityākarṇya vacastasya nemiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ |
papraccha ca muniśreṣṭhaḥ kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm || 1 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.2.2.1 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 (2.2.2.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Iti, Itya, Akarnya, Vaca, Vacas, Tad, Nemi, Sha, Aranyavasin, Muni, Shreshtha, Katha, Papapranashini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.2.2.1). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ityākarṇya vacastasya nemiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ākarṇya -
  • ākarṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vacas -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nemi -
  • nemi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nemi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nemin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nemī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nemī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nemī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣā -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • araṇyavāsinaḥ -
  • araṇyavāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    araṇyavāsin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “papraccha ca muniśreṣṭhaḥ kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm
  • papraccha -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muni -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    munī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śreṣṭhaḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāpapraṇāśinīm -
  • pāpapraṇāśinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.2.2.1

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 2.2.2.1 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
ઇત્યાકર્ણ્ય વચસ્તસ્ય નેમિષારણ્યવાસિનઃ ।
પપ્રચ્છ ચ મુનિશ્રેષ્ઠઃ કથાં પાપપ્રણાશિનીમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 2.2.2.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಇತ್ಯಾಕರ್ಣ್ಯ ವಚಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ನೇಮಿಷಾರಣ್ಯವಾಸಿನಃ ।
ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛ ಚ ಮುನಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಕಥಾಂ ಪಾಪಪ್ರಣಾಶಿನೀಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 2.2.2.1 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
ഇത്യാകര്ണ്യ വചസ്തസ്യ നേമിഷാരണ്യവാസിനഃ ।
പപ്രച്ഛ ച മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ കഥാം പാപപ്രണാശിനീമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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 2.2.2.1 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
ఇత్యాకర్ణ్య వచస్తస్య నేమిషారణ్యవాసినః ।
పప్రచ్ఛ చ మునిశ్రేష్ఠః కథాం పాపప్రణాశినీమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.2.2.1 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
ইত্যাকর্ণ্য বচস্তস্য নেমিষারণ্যবাসিনঃ ।
পপ্রচ্ছ চ মুনিশ্রেষ্ঠঃ কথাং পাপপ্রণাশিনীম্ ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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