Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.14.25 (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 25 contained in chapter 14 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.14.25

तुलापुरुषदानं हि दानानां दानमुत्तमम् ।
तुलासंरोहणं कार्यं यदीच्छेच्छ्रेय आत्मनः ॥ २५ ॥

tulāpuruṣadānaṃ hi dānānāṃ dānamuttamam |
tulāsaṃrohaṇaṃ kāryaṃ yadīcchecchreya ātmanaḥ || 25 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.14.25 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 (9.14.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tulapurushadana, Dana, Uttamam, Uttama, Tula, Samrohana, Karya, Yadi, Yad, Shreya, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.14.25). 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: “tulāpuruṣadānaṃ hi dānānāṃ dānamuttamam
  • tulāpuruṣadānam -
  • tulāpuruṣadāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dānānām -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tulāsaṃrohaṇaṃ kāryaṃ yadīcchecchreya ātmanaḥ
  • tulā -
  • tulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃrohaṇam -
  • saṃrohaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃrohaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃrohaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • yadī -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • icchecch -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • śreya*ā -
  • śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrā -> śreyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [locative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śreyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [locative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
    śrī -> śreyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.14.25

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 9.14.25 in Gujarati sript:
તુલાપુરુષદાનં હિ દાનાનાં દાનમુત્તમમ્ ।
તુલાસંરોહણં કાર્યં યદીચ્છેચ્છ્રેય આત્મનઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 9.14.25 in Kannada sript:
ತುಲಾಪುರುಷದಾನಂ ಹಿ ದಾನಾನಾಂ ದಾನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ತುಲಾಸಂರೋಹಣಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಯದೀಚ್ಛೇಚ್ಛ್ರೇಯ ಆತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 9.14.25 in Malayalam sript:
തുലാപുരുഷദാനം ഹി ദാനാനാം ദാനമുത്തമമ് ।
തുലാസംരോഹണം കാര്യം യദീച്ഛേച്ഛ്രേയ ആത്മനഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

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 9.14.25 in Telugu sript:
తులాపురుషదానం హి దానానాం దానముత్తమమ్ ।
తులాసంరోహణం కార్యం యదీచ్ఛేచ్ఛ్రేయ ఆత్మనః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.14.25 in Bengali sript:
তুলাপুরুষদানং হি দানানাং দানমুত্তমম্ ।
তুলাসংরোহণং কার্যং যদীচ্ছেচ্ছ্রেয আত্মনঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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