Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.4.17.14 (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 14 contained in chapter 17 of book 2.4 (रुद्रसंहिता (४): कुमारखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (4): kumārakhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.4.17.14

गणपो वाथ विष्णुर्वा ब्रह्मा वा शंकरस्तथा ।
इन्द्रो वा यक्षराजो वा स्कंदो वा सूर्य एव वा ॥ १४ ॥

gaṇapo vātha viṣṇurvā brahmā vā śaṃkarastathā |
indro vā yakṣarājo vā skaṃdo vā sūrya eva vā || 14 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.4.17.14 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 (2.4.17.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ganapa, Vishnu, Var, Brahma, Shankara, Tatha, Indra, Yaksharaj, Yaksharaja, Skanda, Suri, Surya, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.4.17.14). 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: “gaṇapo vātha viṣṇurvā brahmā śaṃkarastathā
  • gaṇapo* -
  • gaṇapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śaṅkaras -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “indro yakṣarājo skaṃdo sūrya eva
  • indro* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yakṣarājo* -
  • yakṣarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yakṣarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • skando* -
  • skanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sūrya* -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.4.17.14

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 2.4.17.14 in Gujarati sript:
ગણપો વાથ વિષ્ણુર્વા બ્રહ્મા વા શંકરસ્તથા ।
ઇન્દ્રો વા યક્ષરાજો વા સ્કંદો વા સૂર્ય એવ વા ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 2.4.17.14 in Kannada sript:
ಗಣಪೋ ವಾಥ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ವಾ ಶಂಕರಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರೋ ವಾ ಯಕ್ಷರಾಜೋ ವಾ ಸ್ಕಂದೋ ವಾ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಏವ ವಾ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 2.4.17.14 in Malayalam sript:
ഗണപോ വാഥ വിഷ്ണുര്വാ ബ്രഹ്മാ വാ ശംകരസ്തഥാ ।
ഇന്ദ്രോ വാ യക്ഷരാജോ വാ സ്കംദോ വാ സൂര്യ ഏവ വാ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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 2.4.17.14 in Telugu sript:
గణపో వాథ విష్ణుర్వా బ్రహ్మా వా శంకరస్తథా ।
ఇన్ద్రో వా యక్షరాజో వా స్కందో వా సూర్య ఏవ వా ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.4.17.14 in Bengali sript:
গণপো বাথ বিষ্ণুর্বা ব্রহ্মা বা শংকরস্তথা ।
ইন্দ্রো বা যক্ষরাজো বা স্কংদো বা সূর্য এব বা ॥ ১৪ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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