Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.3.38 (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 38 contained in chapter 3 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.3.38

वर्षाणि च गतान्यासन्वृष्टिर्नैवाभवत्तदा ।
यावच्चाप्यत्रिणा ह्येवं तपसा ध्यानमाश्रितम् ॥ ३८ ॥

varṣāṇi ca gatānyāsanvṛṣṭirnaivābhavattadā |
yāvaccāpyatriṇā hyevaṃ tapasā dhyānamāśritam || 38 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.3.38 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 (8.3.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varsha, Gata, Vrishti, Naiva, Tada, Yavat, Capin, Capya, Capi, Atri, Atrin, Evam, Eva, Tapasa, Dhyana, Ashrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.3.38). 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: “varṣāṇi ca gatānyāsanvṛṣṭirnaivābhavattadā
  • varṣāṇi -
  • varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatānyā -
  • gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • āsan -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • vṛṣṭir -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naivā -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yāvaccāpyatriṇā hyevaṃ tapasā dhyānamāśritam
  • yāvac -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • atriṇā -
  • atri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    atrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    atrī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapasā* -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhyānam -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhyānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśritam -
  • āśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.3.38

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 8.3.38 in Gujarati sript:
વર્ષાણિ ચ ગતાન્યાસન્વૃષ્ટિર્નૈવાભવત્તદા ।
યાવચ્ચાપ્યત્રિણા હ્યેવં તપસા ધ્યાનમાશ્રિતમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 8.3.38 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಷಾಣಿ ಚ ಗತಾನ್ಯಾಸನ್ವೃಷ್ಟಿರ್ನೈವಾಭವತ್ತದಾ ।
ಯಾವಚ್ಚಾಪ್ಯತ್ರಿಣಾ ಹ್ಯೇವಂ ತಪಸಾ ಧ್ಯಾನಮಾಶ್ರಿತಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 8.3.38 in Malayalam sript:
വര്ഷാണി ച ഗതാന്യാസന്വൃഷ്ടിര്നൈവാഭവത്തദാ ।
യാവച്ചാപ്യത്രിണാ ഹ്യേവം തപസാ ധ്യാനമാശ്രിതമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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 8.3.38 in Telugu sript:
వర్షాణి చ గతాన్యాసన్వృష్టిర్నైవాభవత్తదా ।
యావచ్చాప్యత్రిణా హ్యేవం తపసా ధ్యానమాశ్రితమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.3.38 in Bengali sript:
বর্ষাণি চ গতান্যাসন্বৃষ্টির্নৈবাভবত্তদা ।
যাবচ্চাপ্যত্রিণা হ্যেবং তপসা ধ্যানমাশ্রিতম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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