Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 8.42.23 (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 23 contained in chapter 42 of book 4 (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता, koṭirudrasaṃhitā).

Verse 8.42.23

ईशानः सर्वविद्यानां श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी ।
वेदकर्ता वेदपतिस्तस्माच्छंभुरुदाहृतः ॥ २३ ॥

īśānaḥ sarvavidyānāṃ śrutireṣā sanātanī |
vedakartā vedapatistasmācchaṃbhurudāhṛtaḥ || 23 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 8.42.23 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 (8.42.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishana, Sarvavidya, Shruti, Esha, Sanatani, Vedakartri, Veda, Pati, Tasmat, Tad, Shambhu, Udahrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 8.42.23). 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: “īśānaḥ sarvavidyānāṃ śrutireṣā sanātanī
  • īśānaḥ -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • sarvavidyānām -
  • sarvavidya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvavidya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvavidyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śrutir -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanātanī -
  • sanātanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vedakartā vedapatistasmācchaṃbhurudāhṛtaḥ
  • vedakartā -
  • vedakartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • patis -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmācch -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • śambhur -
  • śambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udāhṛtaḥ -
  • udāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 8.42.23

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 8.42.23 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશાનઃ સર્વવિદ્યાનાં શ્રુતિરેષા સનાતની ।
વેદકર્તા વેદપતિસ્તસ્માચ્છંભુરુદાહૃતઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 8.42.23 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶಾನಃ ಸರ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಶ್ರುತಿರೇಷಾ ಸನಾತನೀ ।
ವೇದಕರ್ತಾ ವೇದಪತಿಸ್ತಸ್ಮಾಚ್ಛಂಭುರುದಾಹೃತಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 8.42.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഈശാനഃ സര്വവിദ്യാനാം ശ്രുതിരേഷാ സനാതനീ ।
വേദകര്താ വേദപതിസ്തസ്മാച്ഛംഭുരുദാഹൃതഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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 8.42.23 in Telugu sript:
ఈశానః సర్వవిద్యానాం శ్రుతిరేషా సనాతనీ ।
వేదకర్తా వేదపతిస్తస్మాచ్ఛంభురుదాహృతః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 8.42.23 in Bengali sript:
ঈশানঃ সর্ববিদ্যানাং শ্রুতিরেষা সনাতনী ।
বেদকর্তা বেদপতিস্তস্মাচ্ছংভুরুদাহৃতঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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