Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.12.5 (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 5 contained in chapter 12 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.12.5

पुरा दारुवने जातं यद्वृत्तं तु द्विजन्मनाम् ।
तदेव श्रूयतां सम्यक् कथयामि कथाश्रुतम् ॥ ५ ॥

purā dāruvane jātaṃ yadvṛttaṃ tu dvijanmanām |
tadeva śrūyatāṃ samyak kathayāmi kathāśrutam || 5 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.12.5 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 (8.12.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Daruvana, Jata, Yadvritta, Dvijanman, Dvijanmana, Tada, Iva, Samyak, Katha, Ashruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.12.5). 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: “purā dāruvane jātaṃ yadvṛttaṃ tu dvijanmanām
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dāruvane -
  • dāruvana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dāruvana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • yadvṛttam -
  • yadvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dvijanmanām -
  • dvijanman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijanman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijanmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tadeva śrūyatāṃ samyak kathayāmi kathāśrutam
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrūyatām -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kathayāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • kathā -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrutam -
  • aśruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.12.5

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 8.12.5 in Gujarati sript:
પુરા દારુવને જાતં યદ્વૃત્તં તુ દ્વિજન્મનામ્ ।
તદેવ શ્રૂયતાં સમ્યક્ કથયામિ કથાશ્રુતમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 8.12.5 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾ ದಾರುವನೇ ಜಾತಂ ಯದ್ವೃತ್ತಂ ತು ದ್ವಿಜನ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ತದೇವ ಶ್ರೂಯತಾಂ ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ ಕಥಯಾಮಿ ಕಥಾಶ್ರುತಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 8.12.5 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാ ദാരുവനേ ജാതം യദ്വൃത്തം തു ദ്വിജന്മനാമ് ।
തദേവ ശ്രൂയതാം സമ്യക് കഥയാമി കഥാശ്രുതമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

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 8.12.5 in Telugu sript:
పురా దారువనే జాతం యద్వృత్తం తు ద్విజన్మనామ్ ।
తదేవ శ్రూయతాం సమ్యక్ కథయామి కథాశ్రుతమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.12.5 in Bengali sript:
পুরা দারুবনে জাতং যদ্বৃত্তং তু দ্বিজন্মনাম্ ।
তদেব শ্রূযতাং সম্যক্ কথযামি কথাশ্রুতম্ ॥ ৫ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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