Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.13.42 (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 42 contained in chapter 13 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.13.42

अन्यो न दृष्टस्सुखदो हि मार्गः पुराणमार्गो हि सदा वरिष्ठः ।
शास्त्रं विना सर्वमिदं न भाति सूर्य्येण हीना इव जीवलोकाः ॥ ४२ ॥

anyo na dṛṣṭassukhado hi mārgaḥ purāṇamārgo hi sadā variṣṭhaḥ |
śāstraṃ vinā sarvamidaṃ na bhāti sūryyeṇa hīnā iva jīvalokāḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.13.42 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 (9.13.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ani, Drishta, Sukhada, Marga, Purana, Arga, Sada, Varishtha, Shastra, Vina, Sarvam, Sarva, Idam, Hina, Iva, Jivaloka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.13.42). 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: “anyo na dṛṣṭassukhado hi mārgaḥ purāṇamārgo hi sadā variṣṭhaḥ
  • anyo* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭas -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • sukhado* -
  • sukhada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mārgaḥ -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purāṇam -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • argo* -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • variṣṭhaḥ -
  • variṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śāstraṃ vinā sarvamidaṃ na bhāti sūryyeṇa hīnā iva jīvalokāḥ
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāti -
  • bhāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse sūryyeṇa*hī
  • hīnā* -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jīvalokāḥ -
  • jīvaloka (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 9.13.42

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 9.13.42 in Gujarati sript:
અન્યો ન દૃષ્ટસ્સુખદો હિ માર્ગઃ પુરાણમાર્ગો હિ સદા વરિષ્ઠઃ ।
શાસ્ત્રં વિના સર્વમિદં ન ભાતિ સૂર્ય્યેણ હીના ઇવ જીવલોકાઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 9.13.42 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಯೋ ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಸ್ಸುಖದೋ ಹಿ ಮಾರ್ಗಃ ಪುರಾಣಮಾರ್ಗೋ ಹಿ ಸದಾ ವರಿಷ್ಠಃ ।
ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ವಿನಾ ಸರ್ವಮಿದಂ ನ ಭಾತಿ ಸೂರ್ಯ್ಯೇಣ ಹೀನಾ ಇವ ಜೀವಲೋಕಾಃ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 9.13.42 in Malayalam sript:
അന്യോ ന ദൃഷ്ടസ്സുഖദോ ഹി മാര്ഗഃ പുരാണമാര്ഗോ ഹി സദാ വരിഷ്ഠഃ ।
ശാസ്ത്രം വിനാ സര്വമിദം ന ഭാതി സൂര്യ്യേണ ഹീനാ ഇവ ജീവലോകാഃ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

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 9.13.42 in Telugu sript:
అన్యో న దృష్టస్సుఖదో హి మార్గః పురాణమార్గో హి సదా వరిష్ఠః ।
శాస్త్రం వినా సర్వమిదం న భాతి సూర్య్యేణ హీనా ఇవ జీవలోకాః ॥ ౪౨ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.13.42 in Bengali sript:
অন্যো ন দৃষ্টস্সুখদো হি মার্গঃ পুরাণমার্গো হি সদা বরিষ্ঠঃ ।
শাস্ত্রং বিনা সর্বমিদং ন ভাতি সূর্য্যেণ হীনা ইব জীবলোকাঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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