Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.5.26.16 (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 16 contained in chapter 26 of book 2.5 (रुद्रसंहिता (५): युद्धखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (5): yuddhakhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.5.26.16

उमाख्या सा महादेवी त्रिदेवजननी परा ।
मूलप्रकृतिराख्याता सुरामा गिरिजात्मिका ॥ १६ ॥

umākhyā sā mahādevī tridevajananī parā |
mūlaprakṛtirākhyātā surāmā girijātmikā || 16 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.26.16 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 (2.5.26.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uma, Akhya, Mahadevi, Tridevajanani, Para, Mulaprakriti, Akhyatri, Akhyata, Surama, Girija, Atmika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.26.16). 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: “umākhyā mahādevī tridevajananī parā
  • umā -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    umā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mahādevī -
  • mahādevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tridevajananī -
  • tridevajananī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tridevajananī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • parā -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    parā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    parā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “mūlaprakṛtirākhyātā surāmā girijātmikā
  • mūlaprakṛtir -
  • mūlaprakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyātā -
  • ākhyātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • surāmā* -
  • surāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • girijā -
  • girija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    girija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    girijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmikā -
  • ātmikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.26.16

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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Shiva Purana (Gujarati)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2013)

[સંક્ષિપ્ત શિવપુરાણ] — Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (9788129301840)

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Preview of verse 2.5.26.16 in Gujarati sript:
ઉમાખ્યા સા મહાદેવી ત્રિદેવજનની પરા ।
મૂલપ્રકૃતિરાખ્યાતા સુરામા ગિરિજાત્મિકા ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 2.5.26.16 in Kannada sript:
ಉಮಾಖ್ಯಾ ಸಾ ಮಹಾದೇವೀ ತ್ರಿದೇವಜನನೀ ಪರಾ ।
ಮೂಲಪ್ರಕೃತಿರಾಖ್ಯಾತಾ ಸುರಾಮಾ ಗಿರಿಜಾತ್ಮಿಕಾ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 2.5.26.16 in Malayalam sript:
ഉമാഖ്യാ സാ മഹാദേവീ ത്രിദേവജനനീ പരാ ।
മൂലപ്രകൃതിരാഖ്യാതാ സുരാമാ ഗിരിജാത്മികാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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 2.5.26.16 in Telugu sript:
ఉమాఖ్యా సా మహాదేవీ త్రిదేవజననీ పరా ।
మూలప్రకృతిరాఖ్యాతా సురామా గిరిజాత్మికా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.5.26.16 in Bengali sript:
উমাখ্যা সা মহাদেবী ত্রিদেবজননী পরা ।
মূলপ্রকৃতিরাখ্যাতা সুরামা গিরিজাত্মিকা ॥ ১৬ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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