Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.8.17 (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 17 contained in chapter 8 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.8.17

अष्टाविंशतिसंख्याभिः क्षित्यधस्सप्तकोटयः ।
सप्तमस्य तलस्यांते घोरे तमसि संस्थितः ॥ १७ ॥

aṣṭāviṃśatisaṃkhyābhiḥ kṣityadhassaptakoṭayaḥ |
saptamasya talasyāṃte ghore tamasi saṃsthitaḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.8.17 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 (9.8.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sankhya, Kshit, Kshiti, Adhah, Adhas, Saptakoti, Saptama, Talasi, Tad, Yushmad, Ghora, Tamas, Samsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.8.17). 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: “aṣṭāviṃśatisaṃkhyābhiḥ kṣityadhassaptakoṭayaḥ
  • aṣṭāviṃśati -
  • aṣṭāviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṅkhyābhiḥ -
  • saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṣitya -
  • kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣit (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • adhas -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saptakoṭayaḥ -
  • saptakoṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saptakoṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “saptamasya talasyāṃte ghore tamasi saṃsthitaḥ
  • saptamasya -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • talasyān -
  • talasī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ghore -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tamasi -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saṃsthitaḥ -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.8.17

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 9.8.17 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાવિંશતિસંખ્યાભિઃ ક્ષિત્યધસ્સપ્તકોટયઃ ।
સપ્તમસ્ય તલસ્યાંતે ઘોરે તમસિ સંસ્થિતઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 9.8.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾವಿಂಶತಿಸಂಖ್ಯಾಭಿಃ ಕ್ಷಿತ್ಯಧಸ್ಸಪ್ತಕೋಟಯಃ ।
ಸಪ್ತಮಸ್ಯ ತಲಸ್ಯಾಂತೇ ಘೋರೇ ತಮಸಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 9.8.17 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടാവിംശതിസംഖ്യാഭിഃ ക്ഷിത്യധസ്സപ്തകോടയഃ ।
സപ്തമസ്യ തലസ്യാംതേ ഘോരേ തമസി സംസ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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 9.8.17 in Telugu sript:
అష్టావింశతిసంఖ్యాభిః క్షిత్యధస్సప్తకోటయః ।
సప్తమస్య తలస్యాంతే ఘోరే తమసి సంస్థితః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.8.17 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টাবিংশতিসংখ্যাভিঃ ক্ষিত্যধস্সপ্তকোটযঃ ।
সপ্তমস্য তলস্যাংতে ঘোরে তমসি সংস্থিতঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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