Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.3.18.32 (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 32 contained in chapter 18 of book 2.3 (रुद्रसंहिता (३): पार्वतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (3): pārvatīkhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.3.18.32

अधरः किं च बिंबं किं किं नासा शुकचंचुका ।
किं स्वरः कोकिलालापः किं मध्यं चाथ वेदिका ॥ ३२ ॥

adharaḥ kiṃ ca biṃbaṃ kiṃ kiṃ nāsā śukacaṃcukā |
kiṃ svaraḥ kokilālāpaḥ kiṃ madhyaṃ cātha vedikā || 32 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.18.32 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 (2.3.18.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhara, Kim, Bimba, Nasa, Nas, Shukacancuka, Svara, Kokilalapa, Madhyam, Madhya, Han, Vedika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.18.32). 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: “adharaḥ kiṃ ca biṃbaṃ kiṃ kiṃ nāsā śukacaṃcukā
  • adharaḥ -
  • adhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bimbam -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāsā -
  • nāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nas (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual]
  • śukacañcukā -
  • śukacañcukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ svaraḥ kokilālāpaḥ kiṃ madhyaṃ cātha vedikā
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svaraḥ -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kokilālāpaḥ -
  • kokilālāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • madhyam -
  • madhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vedikā -
  • vedikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.18.32

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 2.3.18.32 in Gujarati sript:
અધરઃ કિં ચ બિંબં કિં કિં નાસા શુકચંચુકા ।
કિં સ્વરઃ કોકિલાલાપઃ કિં મધ્યં ચાથ વેદિકા ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 2.3.18.32 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧರಃ ಕಿಂ ಚ ಬಿಂಬಂ ಕಿಂ ಕಿಂ ನಾಸಾ ಶುಕಚಂಚುಕಾ ।
ಕಿಂ ಸ್ವರಃ ಕೋಕಿಲಾಲಾಪಃ ಕಿಂ ಮಧ್ಯಂ ಚಾಥ ವೇದಿಕಾ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 2.3.18.32 in Malayalam sript:
അധരഃ കിം ച ബിംബം കിം കിം നാസാ ശുകചംചുകാ ।
കിം സ്വരഃ കോകിലാലാപഃ കിം മധ്യം ചാഥ വേദികാ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

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 2.3.18.32 in Telugu sript:
అధరః కిం చ బింబం కిం కిం నాసా శుకచంచుకా ।
కిం స్వరః కోకిలాలాపః కిం మధ్యం చాథ వేదికా ॥ ౩౨ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.3.18.32 in Bengali sript:
অধরঃ কিং চ বিংবং কিং কিং নাসা শুকচংচুকা ।
কিং স্বরঃ কোকিলালাপঃ কিং মধ্যং চাথ বেদিকা ॥ ৩২ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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