Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.5.12.20 (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 12 of book 2.5 (रुद्रसंहिता (५): युद्धखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (5): yuddhakhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.5.12.20

सनत्कुमार उवाच ।
इत्याज्ञां शिरसाधाय शंकरस्य महात्मनः ।
तं प्रणम्य सुरांश्चापि वितलं प्रजगाम सः ॥ २० ॥

sanatkumāra uvāca |
ityājñāṃ śirasādhāya śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ |
taṃ praṇamya surāṃścāpi vitalaṃ prajagāma saḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.12.20 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 (2.5.12.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanatkumara, Iti, Itya, Ajna, Shiras, Adhaya, Shankara, Mahatman, Prana, Sura, Capin, Capi, Vitala, Praja, Gama, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.12.20). 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: “sanatkumāra uvāca
  • sanatkumāra* -
  • sanatkumāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ityājñāṃ śirasādhāya śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ājñām -
  • ājñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ādhāya -
  • ādhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śaṅkarasya -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “taṃ praṇamya surāṃścāpi vitalaṃ prajagāma saḥ
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • surāṃś -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vitalam -
  • vitala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praja -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāma -
  • gāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural], [injunctive active first plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.12.20

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 2.5.12.20 in Gujarati sript:
સનત્કુમાર ઉવાચ ।
ઇત્યાજ્ઞાં શિરસાધાય શંકરસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ।
તં પ્રણમ્ય સુરાંશ્ચાપિ વિતલં પ્રજગામ સઃ ॥ 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 2.5.12.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸನತ್ಕುಮಾರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಇತ್ಯಾಜ್ಞಾಂ ಶಿರಸಾಧಾಯ ಶಂಕರಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ತಂ ಪ್ರಣಮ್ಯ ಸುರಾಂಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ವಿತಲಂ ಪ್ರಜಗಾಮ ಸಃ ॥ 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 2.5.12.20 in Malayalam sript:
സനത്കുമാര ഉവാച ।
ഇത്യാജ്ഞാം ശിരസാധായ ശംകരസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
തം പ്രണമ്യ സുരാംശ്ചാപി വിതലം പ്രജഗാമ സഃ ॥ 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 2.5.12.20 in Telugu sript:
సనత్కుమార ఉవాచ ।
ఇత్యాజ్ఞాం శిరసాధాయ శంకరస్య మహాత్మనః ।
తం ప్రణమ్య సురాంశ్చాపి వితలం ప్రజగామ సః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.5.12.20 in Bengali sript:
সনত্কুমার উবাচ ।
ইত্যাজ্ঞাং শিরসাধায শংকরস্য মহাত্মনঃ ।
তং প্রণম্য সুরাংশ্চাপি বিতলং প্রজগাম সঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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