Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

223,192 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Shiva-purana verse 7.16.20 (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 16 of book 3 (शतरुद्रसंहिता, śatarudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 7.16.20

यक्षेश्वर उवाच ।
किमर्थं संस्थिता यूयमत्र सर्वे सुरा मिथः ।
किमु काष्ठाखिलम्ब्रूत कारणं मेनुपृच्छते ॥ २० ॥

yakṣeśvara uvāca |
kimarthaṃ saṃsthitā yūyamatra sarve surā mithaḥ |
kimu kāṣṭhākhilambrūta kāraṇaṃ menupṛcchate || 20 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 7.16.20 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 (7.16.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yaksheshvara, Kimartha, Samsthita, Yuya, Yushmad, Atra, Sarva, Sura, Mithah, Kashtha, Akhila, Karana, Asmad, Pricchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 7.16.20). 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: “yakṣeśvara uvāca
  • yakṣeśvara* -
  • yakṣeśvara (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: “kimarthaṃ saṃsthitā yūyamatra sarve surā mithaḥ
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃsthitā* -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yūyam -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative plural]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • surā* -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mithaḥ -
  • mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    mithaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 3: “kimu kāṣṭhākhilambrūta kāraṇaṃ menupṛcchate
  • Cannot analyse kimu*kā
  • kāṣṭhā -
  • kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhilam -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brūta -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • me -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single], [dative single], [genitive single]
  • inu -
  • inu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pṛcchate -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 7.16.20

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 7.16.20 in Gujarati sript:
યક્ષેશ્વર ઉવાચ ।
કિમર્થં સંસ્થિતા યૂયમત્ર સર્વે સુરા મિથઃ ।
કિમુ કાષ્ઠાખિલમ્બ્રૂત કારણં મેનુપૃચ્છતે ॥ 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 7.16.20 in Kannada sript:
ಯಕ್ಷೇಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಾ ಯೂಯಮತ್ರ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸುರಾ ಮಿಥಃ ।
ಕಿಮು ಕಾಷ್ಠಾಖಿಲಮ್ಬ್ರೂತ ಕಾರಣಂ ಮೇನುಪೃಚ್ಛತೇ ॥ 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 7.16.20 in Malayalam sript:
യക്ഷേശ്വര ഉവാച ।
കിമര്ഥം സംസ്ഥിതാ യൂയമത്ര സര്വേ സുരാ മിഥഃ ।
കിമു കാഷ്ഠാഖിലമ്ബ്രൂത കാരണം മേനുപൃച്ഛതേ ॥ 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 7.16.20 in Telugu sript:
యక్షేశ్వర ఉవాచ ।
కిమర్థం సంస్థితా యూయమత్ర సర్వే సురా మిథః ।
కిము కాష్ఠాఖిలమ్బ్రూత కారణం మేనుపృచ్ఛతే ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 7.16.20 in Bengali sript:
যক্ষেশ্বর উবাচ ।
কিমর্থং সংস্থিতা যূযমত্র সর্বে সুরা মিথঃ ।
কিমু কাষ্ঠাখিলম্ব্রূত কারণং মেনুপৃচ্ছতে ॥ ২০ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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