Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.2.5.50 (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 50 contained in chapter 5 of book 2.2 (रुद्रसंहिता (२): सतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (2): satīkhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.2.5.50

वशिष्ठ उवाच ।
किमर्थमागता भद्रे निर्जनं त्वं महीधरम् ।
कस्य वा तनया किं वा भवत्यापि चिकीर्षितम् ॥ ५० ॥

vaśiṣṭha uvāca |
kimarthamāgatā bhadre nirjanaṃ tvaṃ mahīdharam |
kasya vā tanayā kiṃ vā bhavatyāpi cikīrṣitam || 50 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.2.5.50 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 (2.2.5.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vashishtha, Kimartha, Agata, Bhadra, Nirjana, Tva, Yushmad, Mahidhara, Kah, Kim, Tana, Tanaya, Var, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Api, Cikirshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.2.5.50). 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: “vaśiṣṭha uvāca
  • vaśiṣṭha* -
  • vaśiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “kimarthamāgatā bhadre nirjanaṃ tvaṃ mahīdharam
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āgatā* -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhadre -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nirjanam -
  • nirjana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mahīdharam -
  • mahīdhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahīdhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahīdharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “kasya tanayā kiṃ bhavatyāpi cikīrṣitam
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tanayā -
  • tanā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavatyā -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [instrumental single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cikīrṣitam -
  • cikīrṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.2.5.50

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 2.2.5.50 in Gujarati sript:
વશિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
કિમર્થમાગતા ભદ્રે નિર્જનં ત્વં મહીધરમ્ ।
કસ્ય વા તનયા કિં વા ભવત્યાપિ ચિકીર્ષિતમ્ ॥ ૫૦ ॥

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 2.2.5.50 in Kannada sript:
ವಶಿಷ್ಠ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಮಾಗತಾ ಭದ್ರೇ ನಿರ್ಜನಂ ತ್ವಂ ಮಹೀಧರಮ್ ।
ಕಸ್ಯ ವಾ ತನಯಾ ಕಿಂ ವಾ ಭವತ್ಯಾಪಿ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷಿತಮ್ ॥ ೫೦ ॥

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 2.2.5.50 in Malayalam sript:
വശിഷ്ഠ ഉവാച ।
കിമര്ഥമാഗതാ ഭദ്രേ നിര്ജനം ത്വം മഹീധരമ് ।
കസ്യ വാ തനയാ കിം വാ ഭവത്യാപി ചികീര്ഷിതമ് ॥ ൫൦ ॥

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 2.2.5.50 in Telugu sript:
వశిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
కిమర్థమాగతా భద్రే నిర్జనం త్వం మహీధరమ్ ।
కస్య వా తనయా కిం వా భవత్యాపి చికీర్షితమ్ ॥ ౫౦ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.2.5.50 in Bengali sript:
বশিষ্ঠ উবাচ ।
কিমর্থমাগতা ভদ্রে নির্জনং ত্বং মহীধরম্ ।
কস্য বা তনযা কিং বা ভবত্যাপি চিকীর্ষিতম্ ॥ ৫০ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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