Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.4.5.20 (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 20 contained in chapter 5 of book 2.4 (रुद्रसंहिता (४): कुमारखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (4): kumārakhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.4.5.20

रम्भाद्यप्सरसो दिव्यास्स स्मिता वेषसंयुताः ।
संगीतनर्तनपरा बभूवुश्च शिवाज्ञया ॥ २० ॥

rambhādyapsaraso divyāssa smitā veṣasaṃyutāḥ |
saṃgītanartanaparā babhūvuśca śivājñayā || 20 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.4.5.20 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 (2.4.5.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rambha, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Divi, Divya, Smita, Veshasamyuta, Sangitanartana, Para, Shivajna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.4.5.20). 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: “rambhādyapsaraso divyāssa smitā veṣasaṃyutāḥ
  • rambhād -
  • rambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rambha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • apsaraso* -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    apsarasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divyās -
  • divī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smitā* -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smi class 1 verb]
  • veṣasaṃyutāḥ -
  • veṣasaṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃgītanartanaparā babhūvuśca śivājñayā
  • saṅgītanartana -
  • saṅgītanartana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgītanartana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parā* -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • babhūvuś -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śivājñayā -
  • śivājñā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.4.5.20

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 2.4.5.20 in Gujarati sript:
રમ્ભાદ્યપ્સરસો દિવ્યાસ્સ સ્મિતા વેષસંયુતાઃ ।
સંગીતનર્તનપરા બભૂવુશ્ચ શિવાજ્ઞયા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 2.4.5.20 in Kannada sript:
ರಮ್ಭಾದ್ಯಪ್ಸರಸೋ ದಿವ್ಯಾಸ್ಸ ಸ್ಮಿತಾ ವೇಷಸಂಯುತಾಃ ।
ಸಂಗೀತನರ್ತನಪರಾ ಬಭೂವುಶ್ಚ ಶಿವಾಜ್ಞಯಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 2.4.5.20 in Malayalam sript:
രമ്ഭാദ്യപ്സരസോ ദിവ്യാസ്സ സ്മിതാ വേഷസംയുതാഃ ।
സംഗീതനര്തനപരാ ബഭൂവുശ്ച ശിവാജ്ഞയാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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 2.4.5.20 in Telugu sript:
రమ్భాద్యప్సరసో దివ్యాస్స స్మితా వేషసంయుతాః ।
సంగీతనర్తనపరా బభూవుశ్చ శివాజ్ఞయా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.4.5.20 in Bengali sript:
রম্ভাদ্যপ্সরসো দিব্যাস্স স্মিতা বেষসংযুতাঃ ।
সংগীতনর্তনপরা বভূবুশ্চ শিবাজ্ঞযা ॥ ২০ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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