Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.23.22 (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 22 contained in chapter 23 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.23.22

महत्क्षेत्रमिदं तस्मादविमुक्तमिति स्मृतम् ।
सर्वेभ्यो नैमिषादिभ्यः परं मोक्षप्रदं मृते ॥ २२ ॥

mahatkṣetramidaṃ tasmādavimuktamiti smṛtam |
sarvebhyo naimiṣādibhyaḥ paraṃ mokṣapradaṃ mṛte || 22 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.23.22 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 (8.23.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahatkshetra, Idam, Tasmat, Tad, Avimukta, Iti, Smrita, Sarva, Naimisha, Ibhi, Ibhya, Param, Para, Mokshaprada, Mrita, Mriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.23.22). 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: “mahatkṣetramidaṃ tasmādavimuktamiti smṛtam
  • mahatkṣetram -
  • mahatkṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahatkṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahatkṣetrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • avimuktam -
  • avimukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avimukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avimuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “sarvebhyo naimiṣādibhyaḥ paraṃ mokṣapradaṃ mṛte
  • sarvebhyo* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • naimiṣād -
  • naimiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    naimiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhyaḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ibhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ibhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mokṣapradam -
  • mokṣaprada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mokṣaprada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mṛte -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.23.22

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 8.23.22 in Gujarati sript:
મહત્ક્ષેત્રમિદં તસ્માદવિમુક્તમિતિ સ્મૃતમ્ ।
સર્વેભ્યો નૈમિષાદિભ્યઃ પરં મોક્ષપ્રદં મૃતે ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 8.23.22 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹತ್ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಮಿದಂ ತಸ್ಮಾದವಿಮುಕ್ತಮಿತಿ ಸ್ಮೃತಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವೇಭ್ಯೋ ನೈಮಿಷಾದಿಭ್ಯಃ ಪರಂ ಮೋಕ್ಷಪ್ರದಂ ಮೃತೇ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 8.23.22 in Malayalam sript:
മഹത്ക്ഷേത്രമിദം തസ്മാദവിമുക്തമിതി സ്മൃതമ് ।
സര്വേഭ്യോ നൈമിഷാദിഭ്യഃ പരം മോക്ഷപ്രദം മൃതേ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

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 8.23.22 in Telugu sript:
మహత్క్షేత్రమిదం తస్మాదవిముక్తమితి స్మృతమ్ ।
సర్వేభ్యో నైమిషాదిభ్యః పరం మోక్షప్రదం మృతే ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.23.22 in Bengali sript:
মহত্ক্ষেত্রমিদং তস্মাদবিমুক্তমিতি স্মৃতম্ ।
সর্বেভ্যো নৈমিষাদিভ্যঃ পরং মোক্ষপ্রদং মৃতে ॥ ২২ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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