Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.40.4 (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 4 contained in chapter 40 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.40.4

पुरा कश्चिद्वने भिल्लो नाम्ना ह्यासीद्गुरुद्रुहः ।
कुटुम्बी बलवान्क्रूरः क्रूरकर्मपरायणः ॥ ४ ॥

purā kaścidvane bhillo nāmnā hyāsīdgurudruhaḥ |
kuṭumbī balavānkrūraḥ krūrakarmaparāyaṇaḥ || 4 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.40.4 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 (8.40.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Kah, Cit, Vana, Vani, Bhilla, Namna, Naman, Gurudruha, Kutumbin, Balavat, Krura, Krurakarman, Parayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.40.4). 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: “purā kaścidvane bhillo nāmnā hyāsīdgurudruhaḥ
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhillo* -
  • bhilla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • gurudruhaḥ -
  • gurudruha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kuṭumbī balavānkrūraḥ krūrakarmaparāyaṇaḥ
  • kuṭumbī -
  • kuṭumbin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balavān -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krūraḥ -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krūrakarma -
  • krūrakarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    krūrakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • parāyaṇaḥ -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.40.4

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 8.40.4 in Gujarati sript:
પુરા કશ્ચિદ્વને ભિલ્લો નામ્ના હ્યાસીદ્ગુરુદ્રુહઃ ।
કુટુમ્બી બલવાન્ક્રૂરઃ ક્રૂરકર્મપરાયણઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 8.40.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾ ಕಶ್ಚಿದ್ವನೇ ಭಿಲ್ಲೋ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ಹ್ಯಾಸೀದ್ಗುರುದ್ರುಹಃ ।
ಕುಟುಮ್ಬೀ ಬಲವಾನ್ಕ್ರೂರಃ ಕ್ರೂರಕರ್ಮಪರಾಯಣಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 8.40.4 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാ കശ്ചിദ്വനേ ഭില്ലോ നാമ്നാ ഹ്യാസീദ്ഗുരുദ്രുഹഃ ।
കുടുമ്ബീ ബലവാന്ക്രൂരഃ ക്രൂരകര്മപരായണഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

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 8.40.4 in Telugu sript:
పురా కశ్చిద్వనే భిల్లో నామ్నా హ్యాసీద్గురుద్రుహః ।
కుటుమ్బీ బలవాన్క్రూరః క్రూరకర్మపరాయణః ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.40.4 in Bengali sript:
পুরা কশ্চিদ্বনে ভিল্লো নাম্না হ্যাসীদ্গুরুদ্রুহঃ ।
কুটুম্বী বলবান্ক্রূরঃ ক্রূরকর্মপরাযণঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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