Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.16.29 (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 29 contained in chapter 16 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.16.29

लोका ऊचुः ।
स्वामिनः किं च कर्त्तव्यं दुष्टाश्च समुपागताः ।
हिंसिता बहवो लोका आगताश्च समीपतः ॥ २९ ॥

lokā ūcuḥ |
svāminaḥ kiṃ ca karttavyaṃ duṣṭāśca samupāgatāḥ |
hiṃsitā bahavo lokā āgatāśca samīpataḥ || 29 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.16.29 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 (8.16.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Loka, Svamin, Kim, Karttavya, Dushta, Samupagata, Himsita, Bahu, Bahava, Agata, Samipatah, Samipatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.16.29). 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: “lokā ūcuḥ
  • lokā* -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “svāminaḥ kiṃ ca karttavyaṃ duṣṭāśca samupāgatāḥ
  • svāminaḥ -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karttavyam -
  • karttavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karttavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karttavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
  • duṣṭāś -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samupāgatāḥ -
  • samupāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samupāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “hiṃsitā bahavo lokā āgatāśca samīpataḥ
  • hiṃsitā* -
  • hiṃsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hiṃsitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √hiṃs class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √hiṃs], [vocative plural from √hiṃs]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √hiṃs class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √hiṃs class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √hiṃs], [vocative plural from √hiṃs], [accusative plural from √hiṃs]
  • bahavo* -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokā* -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • āgatāś -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samīpataḥ -
  • samīpataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samīpatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.16.29

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 8.16.29 in Gujarati sript:
લોકા ઊચુઃ ।
સ્વામિનઃ કિં ચ કર્ત્તવ્યં દુષ્ટાશ્ચ સમુપાગતાઃ ।
હિંસિતા બહવો લોકા આગતાશ્ચ સમીપતઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 8.16.29 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಕಾ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಸ್ವಾಮಿನಃ ಕಿಂ ಚ ಕರ್ತ್ತವ್ಯಂ ದುಷ್ಟಾಶ್ಚ ಸಮುಪಾಗತಾಃ ।
ಹಿಂಸಿತಾ ಬಹವೋ ಲೋಕಾ ಆಗತಾಶ್ಚ ಸಮೀಪತಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 8.16.29 in Malayalam sript:
ലോകാ ഊചുഃ ।
സ്വാമിനഃ കിം ച കര്ത്തവ്യം ദുഷ്ടാശ്ച സമുപാഗതാഃ ।
ഹിംസിതാ ബഹവോ ലോകാ ആഗതാശ്ച സമീപതഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

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 8.16.29 in Telugu sript:
లోకా ఊచుః ।
స్వామినః కిం చ కర్త్తవ్యం దుష్టాశ్చ సముపాగతాః ।
హింసితా బహవో లోకా ఆగతాశ్చ సమీపతః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.16.29 in Bengali sript:
লোকা ঊচুঃ ।
স্বামিনঃ কিং চ কর্ত্তব্যং দুষ্টাশ্চ সমুপাগতাঃ ।
হিংসিতা বহবো লোকা আগতাশ্চ সমীপতঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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