Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.29.37 (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 37 contained in chapter 29 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.29.37

कदाचिद्राक्षसी सा च निस्सृता नगराज्जले ।
रुद्ध्वा मार्गं स्थिता लोकपीडार्थं धरणौ च हि ॥ ३७ ॥

kadācidrākṣasī sā ca nissṛtā nagarājjale |
ruddhvā mārgaṃ sthitā lokapīḍārthaṃ dharaṇau ca hi || 37 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.29.37 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 (8.29.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kadacit, Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Marga, Sthita, Loka, Pida, Artha, Dharana, Dharani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.29.37). 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: “kadācidrākṣasī ca nissṛtā nagarājjale
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • rākṣasī -
  • rākṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rākṣasin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nissṛtā* -
  • Cannot analyse nagarājjale
  • Line 2: “ruddhvā mārgaṃ sthitā lokapīḍārthaṃ dharaṇau ca hi
  • ruddhvā -
  • rudh -> ruddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rudh]
    rudh -> ruddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rudh]
  • mārgam -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthitā* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • loka -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍā -
  • pīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharaṇau -
  • dharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dharaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.29.37

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 8.29.37 in Gujarati sript:
કદાચિદ્રાક્ષસી સા ચ નિસ્સૃતા નગરાજ્જલે ।
રુદ્ધ્વા માર્ગં સ્થિતા લોકપીડાર્થં ધરણૌ ચ હિ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 8.29.37 in Kannada sript:
ಕದಾಚಿದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಸೀ ಸಾ ಚ ನಿಸ್ಸೃತಾ ನಗರಾಜ್ಜಲೇ ।
ರುದ್ಧ್ವಾ ಮಾರ್ಗಂ ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ಲೋಕಪೀಡಾರ್ಥಂ ಧರಣೌ ಚ ಹಿ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 8.29.37 in Malayalam sript:
കദാചിദ്രാക്ഷസീ സാ ച നിസ്സൃതാ നഗരാജ്ജലേ ।
രുദ്ധ്വാ മാര്ഗം സ്ഥിതാ ലോകപീഡാര്ഥം ധരണൌ ച ഹി ॥ ൩൭ ॥

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 8.29.37 in Telugu sript:
కదాచిద్రాక్షసీ సా చ నిస్సృతా నగరాజ్జలే ।
రుద్ధ్వా మార్గం స్థితా లోకపీడార్థం ధరణౌ చ హి ॥ ౩౭ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.29.37 in Bengali sript:
কদাচিদ্রাক্ষসী সা চ নিস্সৃতা নগরাজ্জলে ।
রুদ্ধ্বা মার্গং স্থিতা লোকপীডার্থং ধরণৌ চ হি ॥ ৩৭ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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