Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.11.21 (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 21 contained in chapter 11 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.11.21

गर्भस्था जायमानाश्च बालवृद्धाश्च मध्यमाः ।
आहारमभिकांक्षंति देवदानवराक्षसाः ॥ २१ ॥

garbhasthā jāyamānāśca bālavṛddhāśca madhyamāḥ |
āhāramabhikāṃkṣaṃti devadānavarākṣasāḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.11.21 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 (9.11.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Garbhastha, Jayamana, Bala, Vriddha, Madhyama, Ahara, Abhi, Kankshat, Kankshanti, Devadanava, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.11.21). 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: “garbhasthā jāyamānāśca bālavṛddhāśca madhyamāḥ
  • garbhasthā* -
  • garbhastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    garbhasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jāyamānāś -
  • jāyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jāyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jai -> jāyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jai class 1 verb]
    jan -> jāyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāla -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhāś -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhyamāḥ -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “āhāramabhikāṃkṣaṃti devadānavarākṣasāḥ
  • āhāram -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kāṅkṣanti -
  • kāṅkṣantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    kāṅkṣantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kāṅkṣantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kāṅkṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • devadānava -
  • devadānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devadānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rākṣasāḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.11.21

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 9.11.21 in Gujarati sript:
ગર્ભસ્થા જાયમાનાશ્ચ બાલવૃદ્ધાશ્ચ મધ્યમાઃ ।
આહારમભિકાંક્ષંતિ દેવદાનવરાક્ષસાઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 9.11.21 in Kannada sript:
ಗರ್ಭಸ್ಥಾ ಜಾಯಮಾನಾಶ್ಚ ಬಾಲವೃದ್ಧಾಶ್ಚ ಮಧ್ಯಮಾಃ ।
ಆಹಾರಮಭಿಕಾಂಕ್ಷಂತಿ ದೇವದಾನವರಾಕ್ಷಸಾಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 9.11.21 in Malayalam sript:
ഗര്ഭസ്ഥാ ജായമാനാശ്ച ബാലവൃദ്ധാശ്ച മധ്യമാഃ ।
ആഹാരമഭികാംക്ഷംതി ദേവദാനവരാക്ഷസാഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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 9.11.21 in Telugu sript:
గర్భస్థా జాయమానాశ్చ బాలవృద్ధాశ్చ మధ్యమాః ।
ఆహారమభికాంక్షంతి దేవదానవరాక్షసాః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.11.21 in Bengali sript:
গর্ভস্থা জাযমানাশ্চ বালবৃদ্ধাশ্চ মধ্যমাঃ ।
আহারমভিকাংক্ষংতি দেবদানবরাক্ষসাঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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