Shiva Purana [sanskrit]
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The Shiva-purana verse 2.3.8.38 (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 38 contained in chapter 8 of book 2.3 (रुद्रसंहिता (३): पार्वतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (3): pārvatīkhaṇḍa).
Verse 2.3.8.38
अक्षरं परमं ब्रह्म प्रदीपकलिकोपमम् ।
सदाशिवाख्यं स्वं रूपं निर्विकारमजापरम् ॥ ३८ ॥
akṣaraṃ paramaṃ brahma pradīpakalikopamam |
sadāśivākhyaṃ svaṃ rūpaṃ nirvikāramajāparam || 38 ||
The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.8.38 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 (2.3.8.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Akshara, Paramam, Parama, Brahma, Brahman, Pradipakalika, Upama, Sadashiva, Sva, Rupa, Nirvikara, Aja, Aparam, Apara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.8.38). 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: “akṣaraṃ paramaṃ brahma pradīpakalikopamam ”
- akṣaram -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣar (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√kṣar (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brahma -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pradīpakaliko -
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pradīpakalikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upamam -
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upama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sadāśivākhyaṃ svaṃ rūpaṃ nirvikāramajāparam ”
- sadāśivā -
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sadāśiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadāśiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sadāśivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akhyam -
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√khyā (verb class 2)[aorist active first single]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svan (noun, masculine)[adverb]svan (noun, neuter)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nirvikāram -
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nirvikāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvikāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvikārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ajā -
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aja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ajā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√aj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.8.38
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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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)
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3.8.38 in Gujarati sript:
અક્ષરં પરમં બ્રહ્મ પ્રદીપકલિકોપમમ્ ।
સદાશિવાખ્યં સ્વં રૂપં નિર્વિકારમજાપરમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3.8.38 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕ್ಷರಂ ಪರಮಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಪ್ರದೀಪಕಲಿಕೋಪಮಮ್ ।
ಸದಾಶಿವಾಖ್ಯಂ ಸ್ವಂ ರೂಪಂ ನಿರ್ವಿಕಾರಮಜಾಪರಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
Shiva Purana (Malayalam)
by Swami Advaitanandapuri (2004)
[ശിവ പുരണ] published by Aarshasri Publications & Co.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3.8.38 in Malayalam sript:
അക്ഷരം പരമം ബ്രഹ്മ പ്രദീപകലികോപമമ് ।
സദാശിവാഖ്യം സ്വം രൂപം നിര്വികാരമജാപരമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Shiva Purana (Telugu)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2019)
[శ్రీ శివమఃపురాణము] or [శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణం]; Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3.8.38 in Telugu sript:
అక్షరం పరమం బ్రహ్మ ప్రదీపకలికోపమమ్ ।
సదాశివాఖ్యం స్వం రూపం నిర్వికారమజాపరమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥
Shiva Purana (Bengali)
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
[শিব পুরান]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3.8.38 in Bengali sript:
অক্ষরং পরমং ব্রহ্ম প্রদীপকলিকোপমম্ ।
সদাশিবাখ্যং স্বং রূপং নির্বিকারমজাপরম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥