Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.5.24.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 24 of book 2.5 (रुद्रसंहिता (५): युद्धखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (5): yuddhakhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.5.24.1

॥ व्यास उवाच ।
विधेः श्रेष्ठसुत प्राज्ञः कथेयं श्राविताद्भुता ।
ततश्च किमभूदाजौ कथं दैत्यो हतो वद ॥ १ ॥

|| vyāsa uvāca |
vidheḥ śreṣṭhasuta prājñaḥ katheyaṃ śrāvitādbhutā |
tataśca kimabhūdājau kathaṃ daityo hato vada || 1 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.24.1 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 (2.5.24.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidhi, Shreshtha, Suta, Prajna, Katha, Iyam, Idam, Shravita, Budh, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kim, Aja, Aji, Katham, Daitya, Hata, Vada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.24.1). 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: “|| vyāsa uvāca
  • Cannot analyse *vyāsa*uv
  • 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: “vidheḥ śreṣṭhasuta prājñaḥ katheyaṃ śrāvitādbhutā
  • vidheḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suta -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • prājñaḥ -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathe -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrāvitād -
  • śrāvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śrāvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śru]
  • bhut -
  • budh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 3: “tataśca kimabhūdājau kathaṃ daityo hato vada
  • tataś -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • ājau -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āji (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • daityo* -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hato* -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (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 2.5.24.1

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 2.5.24.1 in Gujarati sript:
।। વ્યાસ ઉવાચ ।
વિધેઃ શ્રેષ્ઠસુત પ્રાજ્ઞઃ કથેયં શ્રાવિતાદ્ભુતા ।
તતશ્ચ કિમભૂદાજૌ કથં દૈત્યો હતો વદ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 2.5.24.1 in Kannada sript:
।। ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಿಧೇಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಸುತ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಕಥೇಯಂ ಶ್ರಾವಿತಾದ್ಭುತಾ ।
ತತಶ್ಚ ಕಿಮಭೂದಾಜೌ ಕಥಂ ದೈತ್ಯೋ ಹತೋ ವದ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 2.5.24.1 in Malayalam sript:
।। വ്യാസ ഉവാച ।
വിധേഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠസുത പ്രാജ്ഞഃ കഥേയം ശ്രാവിതാദ്ഭുതാ ।
തതശ്ച കിമഭൂദാജൌ കഥം ദൈത്യോ ഹതോ വദ ॥ ൧ ॥

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 2.5.24.1 in Telugu sript:
।। వ్యాస ఉవాచ ।
విధేః శ్రేష్ఠసుత ప్రాజ్ఞః కథేయం శ్రావితాద్భుతా ।
తతశ్చ కిమభూదాజౌ కథం దైత్యో హతో వద ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.5.24.1 in Bengali sript:
।। ব্যাস উবাচ ।
বিধেঃ শ্রেষ্ঠসুত প্রাজ্ঞঃ কথেযং শ্রাবিতাদ্ভুতা ।
ততশ্চ কিমভূদাজৌ কথং দৈত্যো হতো বদ ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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