Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.5.38.9 (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 9 contained in chapter 38 of book 2.5 (रुद्रसंहिता (५): युद्धखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (5): yuddhakhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.5.38.9

निवृत्तिं प्राप तच्छ्स्त्रं दृष्ट्वा नम्रं च दानवम् ।
ब्रह्मास्त्रमथ सा देवी चिक्षेप मंत्रपूर्वकम् ॥ ९ ॥

nivṛttiṃ prāpa tacchstraṃ dṛṣṭvā namraṃ ca dānavam |
brahmāstramatha sā devī cikṣepa maṃtrapūrvakam || 9 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.38.9 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 (2.5.38.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nivritti, Prapa, Namra, Danava, Brahmastra, Atha, Devi, Devin, Mantra, Purvakam, Purvaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.38.9). 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: “nivṛttiṃ prāpa tacchstraṃ dṛṣṭvā namraṃ ca dānavam
  • nivṛttim -
  • nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse tacchstram*dṛ
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • namram -
  • namra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    namra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    namrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānavam -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmāstramatha devī cikṣepa maṃtrapūrvakam
  • brahmāstram -
  • brahmāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cikṣepa -
  • kṣip (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • mantra -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvakam -
  • pūrvakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.5.38.9

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 2.5.38.9 in Gujarati sript:
નિવૃત્તિં પ્રાપ તચ્છ્સ્ત્રં દૃષ્ટ્વા નમ્રં ચ દાનવમ્ ।
બ્રહ્માસ્ત્રમથ સા દેવી ચિક્ષેપ મંત્રપૂર્વકમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 2.5.38.9 in Kannada sript:
ನಿವೃತ್ತಿಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ ತಚ್ಛ್ಸ್ತ್ರಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ನಮ್ರಂ ಚ ದಾನವಮ್ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಸ್ತ್ರಮಥ ಸಾ ದೇವೀ ಚಿಕ್ಷೇಪ ಮಂತ್ರಪೂರ್ವಕಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 2.5.38.9 in Malayalam sript:
നിവൃത്തിം പ്രാപ തച്ഛ്സ്ത്രം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ നമ്രം ച ദാനവമ് ।
ബ്രഹ്മാസ്ത്രമഥ സാ ദേവീ ചിക്ഷേപ മംത്രപൂര്വകമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

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 2.5.38.9 in Telugu sript:
నివృత్తిం ప్రాప తచ్ఛ్స్త్రం దృష్ట్వా నమ్రం చ దానవమ్ ।
బ్రహ్మాస్త్రమథ సా దేవీ చిక్షేప మంత్రపూర్వకమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.5.38.9 in Bengali sript:
নিবৃত্তিং প্রাপ তচ্ছ্স্ত্রং দৃষ্ট্বা নম্রং চ দানবম্ ।
ব্রহ্মাস্ত্রমথ সা দেবী চিক্ষেপ মংত্রপূর্বকম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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