Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.3.5.37 (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 37 contained in chapter 5 of book 2.3 (रुद्रसंहिता (३): पार्वतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (3): pārvatīkhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.3.5.37

॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा मेनकोक्तं हि प्राह देवी प्रसन्नधीः ।
स्मितपूर्वं वचस्तस्याः पूरयन्ती मनोरथम् ॥ ३७ ॥

|| brahmovāca |
tacchrutvā menakoktaṃ hi prāha devī prasannadhīḥ |
smitapūrvaṃ vacastasyāḥ pūrayantī manoratham || 37 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.5.37 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 (2.3.5.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Menaka, Ukta, Praha, Devi, Devin, Prasannadhi, Smitapurva, Vaca, Vacas, Purayat, Purayanti, Manoratha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.5.37). 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: “|| brahmovāca
  • Cannot analyse *brahmovāca
  • Line 2: “tacchrutvā menakoktaṃ hi prāha devī prasannadhīḥ
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • menako -
  • menakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prasannadhīḥ -
  • prasannadhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prasannadhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “smitapūrvaṃ vacastasyāḥ pūrayantī manoratham
  • smitapūrvam -
  • smitapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smitapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smitapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vacas -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pūrayantī -
  • pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pṝ], [vocative dual from √pṝ], [accusative dual from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pṝ]
  • manoratham -
  • manoratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manorathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.5.37

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 2.3.5.37 in Gujarati sript:
।। બ્રહ્મોવાચ ।
તચ્છ્રુત્વા મેનકોક્તં હિ પ્રાહ દેવી પ્રસન્નધીઃ ।
સ્મિતપૂર્વં વચસ્તસ્યાઃ પૂરયન્તી મનોરથમ્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 2.3.5.37 in Kannada sript:
।। ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಮೇನಕೋಕ್ತಂ ಹಿ ಪ್ರಾಹ ದೇವೀ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಧೀಃ ।
ಸ್ಮಿತಪೂರ್ವಂ ವಚಸ್ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪೂರಯನ್ತೀ ಮನೋರಥಮ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 2.3.5.37 in Malayalam sript:
।। ബ്രഹ്മോവാച ।
തച്ഛ്രുത്വാ മേനകോക്തം ഹി പ്രാഹ ദേവീ പ്രസന്നധീഃ ।
സ്മിതപൂര്വം വചസ്തസ്യാഃ പൂരയന്തീ മനോരഥമ് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

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 2.3.5.37 in Telugu sript:
।। బ్రహ్మోవాచ ।
తచ్ఛ్రుత్వా మేనకోక్తం హి ప్రాహ దేవీ ప్రసన్నధీః ।
స్మితపూర్వం వచస్తస్యాః పూరయన్తీ మనోరథమ్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.3.5.37 in Bengali sript:
।। ব্রহ্মোবাচ ।
তচ্ছ্রুত্বা মেনকোক্তং হি প্রাহ দেবী প্রসন্নধীঃ ।
স্মিতপূর্বং বচস্তস্যাঃ পূরযন্তী মনোরথম্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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