Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.3.21.4 (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 4 contained in chapter 21 of book 2.3 (रुद्रसंहिता (३): पार्वतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (3): pārvatīkhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.3.21.4

॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ।
शृणु तात महाप्राज्ञ चरितं शशिमौलिनः ।
महोतिकारकस्यैव स्वामिनो मम चादरात् ॥ ४ ॥

|| brahmovāca |
śṛṇu tāta mahāprājña caritaṃ śaśimaulinaḥ |
mahotikārakasyaiva svāmino mama cādarāt || 4 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.21.4 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 (2.3.21.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tata, Mahaprajna, Carita, Shashimaulin, Shashimauli, Mahotikaraka, Svamin, Asmad, Ara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.21.4). 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: “śṛṇu tāta mahāprājña caritaṃ śaśimaulinaḥ
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāprājña -
  • mahāprājña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāprājña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caritam -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaśimaulinaḥ -
  • śaśimaulin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śaśimaulin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śaśimaulī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “mahotikārakasyaiva svāmino mama cādarāt
  • mahotikārakasyai -
  • mahotikāraka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mahotikāraka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • svāmino* -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • cād -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • arāt -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
    rās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.21.4

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 2.3.21.4 in Gujarati sript:
।। બ્રહ્મોવાચ ।
શૃણુ તાત મહાપ્રાજ્ઞ ચરિતં શશિમૌલિનઃ ।
મહોતિકારકસ્યૈવ સ્વામિનો મમ ચાદરાત્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 2.3.21.4 in Kannada sript:
।। ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ತಾತ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞ ಚರಿತಂ ಶಶಿಮೌಲಿನಃ ।
ಮಹೋತಿಕಾರಕಸ್ಯೈವ ಸ್ವಾಮಿನೋ ಮಮ ಚಾದರಾತ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 2.3.21.4 in Malayalam sript:
।। ബ്രഹ്മോവാച ।
ശൃണു താത മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞ ചരിതം ശശിമൌലിനഃ ।
മഹോതികാരകസ്യൈവ സ്വാമിനോ മമ ചാദരാത് ॥ ൪ ॥

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 2.3.21.4 in Telugu sript:
।। బ్రహ్మోవాచ ।
శృణు తాత మహాప్రాజ్ఞ చరితం శశిమౌలినః ।
మహోతికారకస్యైవ స్వామినో మమ చాదరాత్ ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.3.21.4 in Bengali sript:
।। ব্রহ্মোবাচ ।
শৃণু তাত মহাপ্রাজ্ঞ চরিতং শশিমৌলিনঃ ।
মহোতিকারকস্যৈব স্বামিনো মম চাদরাত্ ॥ ৪ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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