Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.20.29 (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 20 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.20.29

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
प्रसन्नोऽस्मि वरं ब्रूहि यत्ते मनसि वर्तते ।
इति श्रुत्वा विधेर्वाक्यमब्रवीद्राक्षसो हि सः ॥ २९ ॥

brahmovāca |
prasanno'smi varaṃ brūhi yatte manasi vartate |
iti śrutvā vidhervākyamabravīdrākṣaso hi saḥ || 29 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.20.29 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 (8.20.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Prasanna, Varam, Vara, Yatta, Manas, Manasin, Vartat, Iti, Vidhi, Vakya, Rakshasa, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.20.29). 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: “brahmovāca
  • brahmo -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “prasanno'smi varaṃ brūhi yatte manasi vartate
  • prasanno' -
  • prasanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yatte -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yattā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb]
  • manasi -
  • manasin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    manasin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    mnā (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 3: “iti śrutvā vidhervākyamabravīdrākṣaso hi saḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • vidher -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rākṣaso* -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.20.29

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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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 8.20.29 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મોવાચ ।
પ્રસન્નોઽસ્મિ વરં બ્રૂહિ યત્તે મનસિ વર્તતે ।
ઇતિ શ્રુત્વા વિધેર્વાક્યમબ્રવીદ્રાક્ષસો હિ સઃ ॥ 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 8.20.29 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರಸನ್ನೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ವರಂ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಯತ್ತೇ ಮನಸಿ ವರ್ತತೇ ।
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ವಿಧೇರ್ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಸೋ ಹಿ ಸಃ ॥ 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 8.20.29 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മോവാച ।
പ്രസന്നോഽസ്മി വരം ബ്രൂഹി യത്തേ മനസി വര്തതേ ।
ഇതി ശ്രുത്വാ വിധേര്വാക്യമബ്രവീദ്രാക്ഷസോ ഹി സഃ ॥ 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 8.20.29 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మోవాచ ।
ప్రసన్నోఽస్మి వరం బ్రూహి యత్తే మనసి వర్తతే ।
ఇతి శ్రుత్వా విధేర్వాక్యమబ్రవీద్రాక్షసో హి సః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.20.29 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মোবাচ ।
প্রসন্নোঽস্মি বরং ব্রূহি যত্তে মনসি বর্ততে ।
ইতি শ্রুত্বা বিধের্বাক্যমব্রবীদ্রাক্ষসো হি সঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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