Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.8.36 (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 36 contained in chapter 8 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.8.36

कंटकस्सुविशालश्च विकटः कटपूतनः ।
अंबरीषः कटाहश्च कष्टा वैतरणी नदी ॥ ३६ ॥

kaṃṭakassuviśālaśca vikaṭaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ |
aṃbarīṣaḥ kaṭāhaśca kaṣṭā vaitaraṇī nadī || 36 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.8.36 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 (9.8.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kantaka, Suvishala, Vikata, Kataputana, Ambarisha, Kataha, Kashta, Vaitarani, Nadi, Nadin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.8.36). 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: “kaṃṭakassuviśālaśca vikaṭaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ
  • kaṇṭakas -
  • kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suviśālaś -
  • suviśāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikaṭaḥ -
  • vikaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṭapūtanaḥ -
  • kaṭapūtana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aṃbarīṣaḥ kaṭāhaśca kaṣṭā vaitaraṇī nadī
  • ambarīṣaḥ -
  • ambarīṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṭāhaś -
  • kaṭāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṣṭā* -
  • kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • vaitaraṇī -
  • vaitaraṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vaitaraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nadī -
  • nadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nadi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nadin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.8.36

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 9.8.36 in Gujarati sript:
કંટકસ્સુવિશાલશ્ચ વિકટઃ કટપૂતનઃ ।
અંબરીષઃ કટાહશ્ચ કષ્ટા વૈતરણી નદી ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 9.8.36 in Kannada sript:
ಕಂಟಕಸ್ಸುವಿಶಾಲಶ್ಚ ವಿಕಟಃ ಕಟಪೂತನಃ ।
ಅಂಬರೀಷಃ ಕಟಾಹಶ್ಚ ಕಷ್ಟಾ ವೈತರಣೀ ನದೀ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 9.8.36 in Malayalam sript:
കംടകസ്സുവിശാലശ്ച വികടഃ കടപൂതനഃ ।
അംബരീഷഃ കടാഹശ്ച കഷ്ടാ വൈതരണീ നദീ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

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 9.8.36 in Telugu sript:
కంటకస్సువిశాలశ్చ వికటః కటపూతనః ।
అంబరీషః కటాహశ్చ కష్టా వైతరణీ నదీ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.8.36 in Bengali sript:
কংটকস্সুবিশালশ্চ বিকটঃ কটপূতনঃ ।
অংবরীষঃ কটাহশ্চ কষ্টা বৈতরণী নদী ॥ ৩৬ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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