Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.5.11.15 (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 15 contained in chapter 11 of book 2.5 (रुद्रसंहिता (५): युद्धखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (5): yuddhakhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.5.11.15

नानावाच्याय देवाय वरणप्रिय शंकर ।
अगुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं प्रकृतेः पुरुषात्पर ॥ १५ ॥

nānāvācyāya devāya varaṇapriya śaṃkara |
aguṇāya namastubhyaṃ prakṛteḥ puruṣātpara || 15 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.11.15 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 (2.5.11.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nana, Acya, Aya, Deva, Varana, Priya, Shankara, Aguna, Nama, Namas, Yushmad, Prakriti, Purusha, Purushad, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.11.15). 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: “nānāvācyāya devāya varaṇapriya śaṃkara
  • nānāvā -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ācyā -
  • ācya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • devāya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • varaṇa -
  • varaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priya -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkara -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “aguṇāya namastubhyaṃ prakṛteḥ puruṣātpara
  • aguṇāya -
  • aguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    aguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • namas -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tubhyam -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • prakṛteḥ -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • puruṣāt -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puruṣād (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    puruṣād (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.11.15

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 2.5.11.15 in Gujarati sript:
નાનાવાચ્યાય દેવાય વરણપ્રિય શંકર ।
અગુણાય નમસ્તુભ્યં પ્રકૃતેઃ પુરુષાત્પર ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 2.5.11.15 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾವಾಚ್ಯಾಯ ದೇವಾಯ ವರಣಪ್ರಿಯ ಶಂಕರ ।
ಅಗುಣಾಯ ನಮಸ್ತುಭ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಕೃತೇಃ ಪುರುಷಾತ್ಪರ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 2.5.11.15 in Malayalam sript:
നാനാവാച്യായ ദേവായ വരണപ്രിയ ശംകര ।
അഗുണായ നമസ്തുഭ്യം പ്രകൃതേഃ പുരുഷാത്പര ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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 2.5.11.15 in Telugu sript:
నానావాచ్యాయ దేవాయ వరణప్రియ శంకర ।
అగుణాయ నమస్తుభ్యం ప్రకృతేః పురుషాత్పర ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.5.11.15 in Bengali sript:
নানাবাচ্যায দেবায বরণপ্রিয শংকর ।
অগুণায নমস্তুভ্যং প্রকৃতেঃ পুরুষাত্পর ॥ ১৫ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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