Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.3.48.22 (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 22 contained in chapter 48 of book 2.3 (रुद्रसंहिता (३): पार्वतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (3): pārvatīkhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.3.48.22

लिंगाकृतेर्महेशस्य केन दृष्टं न मस्तकम् ।
विष्णुर्गत्वा हि पातालं तदेनं नापविस्मितः ॥ २२ ॥

liṃgākṛtermaheśasya kena dṛṣṭaṃ na mastakam |
viṣṇurgatvā hi pātālaṃ tadenaṃ nāpavismitaḥ || 22 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.48.22 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 (2.3.48.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lingakriti, Mahesha, Kena, Kah, Kim, Drishta, Mastakam, Mastaka, Vishnu, Patala, Tada, Ina, Nabh, Avismita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.48.22). 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: “liṃgākṛtermaheśasya kena dṛṣṭaṃ na mastakam
  • liṅgākṛter -
  • liṅgākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • maheśasya -
  • maheśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mastakam -
  • mastakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mastaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “viṣṇurgatvā hi pātālaṃ tadenaṃ nāpavismitaḥ
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pātālam -
  • pātāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • avismitaḥ -
  • avismita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.48.22

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 2.3.48.22 in Gujarati sript:
લિંગાકૃતેર્મહેશસ્ય કેન દૃષ્ટં ન મસ્તકમ્ ।
વિષ્ણુર્ગત્વા હિ પાતાલં તદેનં નાપવિસ્મિતઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 2.3.48.22 in Kannada sript:
ಲಿಂಗಾಕೃತೇರ್ಮಹೇಶಸ್ಯ ಕೇನ ದೃಷ್ಟಂ ನ ಮಸ್ತಕಮ್ ।
ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ಗತ್ವಾ ಹಿ ಪಾತಾಲಂ ತದೇನಂ ನಾಪವಿಸ್ಮಿತಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 2.3.48.22 in Malayalam sript:
ലിംഗാകൃതേര്മഹേശസ്യ കേന ദൃഷ്ടം ന മസ്തകമ് ।
വിഷ്ണുര്ഗത്വാ ഹി പാതാലം തദേനം നാപവിസ്മിതഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

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 2.3.48.22 in Telugu sript:
లింగాకృతేర్మహేశస్య కేన దృష్టం న మస్తకమ్ ।
విష్ణుర్గత్వా హి పాతాలం తదేనం నాపవిస్మితః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.3.48.22 in Bengali sript:
লিংগাকৃতের্মহেশস্য কেন দৃষ্টং ন মস্তকম্ ।
বিষ্ণুর্গত্বা হি পাতালং তদেনং নাপবিস্মিতঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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