Shiva Purana [sanskrit]
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The Shiva-purana verse 8.12.4 (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 4 contained in chapter 12 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).
Verse 8.12.4
सूत उवाच ।
कल्पभेदकथा चैव श्रुता व्यासान्मया द्विजाः ।
तामेव कथयाम्यद्य श्रूयतामृषिसत्तमाः ॥ ४ ॥
sūta uvāca |
kalpabhedakathā caiva śrutā vyāsānmayā dvijāḥ |
tāmeva kathayāmyadya śrūyatāmṛṣisattamāḥ || 4 ||
The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.12.4 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 (8.12.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Suta, Kalpabheda, Katha, Shruta, Vyasa, Maya, Dvija, Tama, Tami, Iva, Adya, Rishisattama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.12.4). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
- sūta* -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- uvāca -
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√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: “kalpabhedakathā caiva śrutā vyāsānmayā dvijāḥ ”
- kalpabheda -
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kalpabheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalpabheda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathā -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- śrutā* -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śrutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
- vyāsān -
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vyāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]vyāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvijāḥ -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvijā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “tāmeva kathayāmyadya śrūyatāmṛṣisattamāḥ ”
- tāme -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kathayāmya -
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√kath (verb class 10)[present active first single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrūyatām -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative passive third single]
- ṛṣisattamāḥ -
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ṛṣisattama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.12.4
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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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)
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.12.4 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
કલ્પભેદકથા ચૈવ શ્રુતા વ્યાસાન્મયા દ્વિજાઃ ।
તામેવ કથયામ્યદ્ય શ્રૂયતામૃષિસત્તમાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.12.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಲ್ಪಭೇದಕಥಾ ಚೈವ ಶ್ರುತಾ ವ್ಯಾಸಾನ್ಮಯಾ ದ್ವಿಜಾಃ ।
ತಾಮೇವ ಕಥಯಾಮ್ಯದ್ಯ ಶ್ರೂಯತಾಮೃಷಿಸತ್ತಮಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥
Shiva Purana (Malayalam)
by Swami Advaitanandapuri (2004)
[ശിവ പുരണ] published by Aarshasri Publications & Co.
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.12.4 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
കല്പഭേദകഥാ ചൈവ ശ്രുതാ വ്യാസാന്മയാ ദ്വിജാഃ ।
താമേവ കഥയാമ്യദ്യ ശ്രൂയതാമൃഷിസത്തമാഃ ॥ ൪ ॥
Shiva Purana (Telugu)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2019)
[శ్రీ శివమఃపురాణము] or [శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణం]; Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.12.4 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
కల్పభేదకథా చైవ శ్రుతా వ్యాసాన్మయా ద్విజాః ।
తామేవ కథయామ్యద్య శ్రూయతామృషిసత్తమాః ॥ ౪ ॥
Shiva Purana (Bengali)
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
[শিব পুরান]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.12.4 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
কল্পভেদকথা চৈব শ্রুতা ব্যাসান্মযা দ্বিজাঃ ।
তামেব কথযাম্যদ্য শ্রূযতামৃষিসত্তমাঃ ॥ ৪ ॥