Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.20.16 (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 16 contained in chapter 20 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.20.16

साऽहमेकाकिनी जाता दुःखिता पर्वते पुरा ।
निवसामि स्म दुःखार्ता निरालंबा निराश्रया ॥ १६ ॥

sā'hamekākinī jātā duḥkhitā parvate purā |
nivasāmi sma duḥkhārtā nirālaṃbā nirāśrayā || 16 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.20.16 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 (8.20.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Ekakin, Ekakini, Ekaki, Jata, Duhkhita, Parvata, Parvati, Parvat, Pura, Pur, Sma, Duhkharta, Niralamba, Nirashraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.20.16). 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: “sā'hamekākinī jātā duḥkhitā parvate purā
  • sā' -
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ekākinī -
  • ekākinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ekākin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ekākī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jātā* -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • duḥkhitā -
  • duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parvate -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parvati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    parv -> parvat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √parv class 1 verb]
    parv -> parvat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √parv class 1 verb]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nivasāmi sma duḥkhārtā nirālaṃbā nirāśrayā
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vasāmi -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • duḥkhārtā* -
  • duḥkhārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥkhārtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirālambā* -
  • nirālamba (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirālambā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirāśrayā -
  • nirāśrayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.20.16

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 8.20.16 in Gujarati sript:
સાઽહમેકાકિની જાતા દુઃખિતા પર્વતે પુરા ।
નિવસામિ સ્મ દુઃખાર્તા નિરાલંબા નિરાશ્રયા ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 8.20.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಽಹಮೇಕಾಕಿನೀ ಜಾತಾ ದುಃಖಿತಾ ಪರ್ವತೇ ಪುರಾ ।
ನಿವಸಾಮಿ ಸ್ಮ ದುಃಖಾರ್ತಾ ನಿರಾಲಂಬಾ ನಿರಾಶ್ರಯಾ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 8.20.16 in Malayalam sript:
സാഽഹമേകാകിനീ ജാതാ ദുഃഖിതാ പര്വതേ പുരാ ।
നിവസാമി സ്മ ദുഃഖാര്താ നിരാലംബാ നിരാശ്രയാ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

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 8.20.16 in Telugu sript:
సాఽహమేకాకినీ జాతా దుఃఖితా పర్వతే పురా ।
నివసామి స్మ దుఃఖార్తా నిరాలంబా నిరాశ్రయా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.20.16 in Bengali sript:
সাঽহমেকাকিনী জাতা দুঃখিতা পর্বতে পুরা ।
নিবসামি স্ম দুঃখার্তা নিরালংবা নিরাশ্রযা ॥ ১৬ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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