Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.3.23.16 (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 16 contained in chapter 23 of book 2.3 (रुद्रसंहिता (३): पार्वतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (3): pārvatīkhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.3.23.16

आभाष्य चैवं गिरिजा च मेनकां मैनाकबंधुं पितरं हिमालयम् ।
तूष्णीं बभूवाशु सुभाषिणी शिवा समंदरं पर्वतराजबालिका ॥ १६ ॥

ābhāṣya caivaṃ girijā ca menakāṃ mainākabaṃdhuṃ pitaraṃ himālayam |
tūṣṇīṃ babhūvāśu subhāṣiṇī śivā samaṃdaraṃ parvatarājabālikā || 16 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.23.16 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 (2.3.23.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhashya, Evam, Eva, Girija, Menaka, Mainaka, Bandhu, Pitri, Himalaya, Tushnim, Tushni, Ashu, Subhashini, Subhashin, Subhashi, Shiva, Samam, Samat, Daram, Dara, Parvataraja, Balika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.23.16). 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: “ābhāṣya caivaṃ girijā ca menakāṃ mainākabaṃdhuṃ pitaraṃ himālayam
  • ābhāṣya -
  • ābhāṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ābhāṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • girijā -
  • girijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • menakām -
  • menakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • maināka -
  • maināka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandhum -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • himālayam -
  • himālaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    himālayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tūṣṇīṃ babhūvāśu subhāṣiṇī śivā samaṃdaraṃ parvatarājabālikā
  • tūṣṇīm -
  • tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • babhūvā -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • subhāṣiṇī -
  • subhāṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    subhāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    subhāṣī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śivā -
  • śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saman -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sam -> samat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • daram -
  • daram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parvatarāja -
  • parvatarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bālikā -
  • bālikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.23.16

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 2.3.23.16 in Gujarati sript:
આભાષ્ય ચૈવં ગિરિજા ચ મેનકાં મૈનાકબંધું પિતરં હિમાલયમ્ ।
તૂષ્ણીં બભૂવાશુ સુભાષિણી શિવા સમંદરં પર્વતરાજબાલિકા ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 2.3.23.16 in Kannada sript:
ಆಭಾಷ್ಯ ಚೈವಂ ಗಿರಿಜಾ ಚ ಮೇನಕಾಂ ಮೈನಾಕಬಂಧುಂ ಪಿತರಂ ಹಿಮಾಲಯಮ್ ।
ತೂಷ್ಣೀಂ ಬಭೂವಾಶು ಸುಭಾಷಿಣೀ ಶಿವಾ ಸಮಂದರಂ ಪರ್ವತರಾಜಬಾಲಿಕಾ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 2.3.23.16 in Malayalam sript:
ആഭാഷ്യ ചൈവം ഗിരിജാ ച മേനകാം മൈനാകബംധും പിതരം ഹിമാലയമ് ।
തൂഷ്ണീം ബഭൂവാശു സുഭാഷിണീ ശിവാ സമംദരം പര്വതരാജബാലികാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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 2.3.23.16 in Telugu sript:
ఆభాష్య చైవం గిరిజా చ మేనకాం మైనాకబంధుం పితరం హిమాలయమ్ ।
తూష్ణీం బభూవాశు సుభాషిణీ శివా సమందరం పర్వతరాజబాలికా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.3.23.16 in Bengali sript:
আভাষ্য চৈবং গিরিজা চ মেনকাং মৈনাকবংধুং পিতরং হিমালযম্ ।
তূষ্ণীং বভূবাশু সুভাষিণী শিবা সমংদরং পর্বতরাজবালিকা ॥ ১৬ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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