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Shiva Purana [sanskrit]
223,192 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519
The Shiva-purana verse 9.20.10 (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 10 contained in chapter 20 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).
Verse 9.20.10
सात्त्विकं दैवतानां हि यतीनामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम् ।
राजसं दानवानां हि मनुष्याणां तथैव च ।
तामसं राक्षसानां हि नराणां क्रूरकर्मणाम् ॥ १० ॥
sāttvikaṃ daivatānāṃ hi yatīnāmūrddhvaretasām |
rājasaṃ dānavānāṃ hi manuṣyāṇāṃ tathaiva ca |
tāmasaṃ rākṣasānāṃ hi narāṇāṃ krūrakarmaṇām || 10 ||
The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.20.10 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 (9.20.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sattvika, Daivata, Rajasa, Danava, Manushya, Tatha, Tamasa, Rakshasa, Nara, Krurakarmana, Krurakarman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.20.10). 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: “sāttvikaṃ daivatānāṃ hi yatīnāmūrddhvaretasām ”
- sāttvikam -
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sāttvika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāttvika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- daivatānām -
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daivata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]daivata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]daivatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Cannot analyse yatīnāmūrddhvaretasām
- Line 2: “rājasaṃ dānavānāṃ hi manuṣyāṇāṃ tathaiva ca ”
- rājasam -
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rājasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dānavānām -
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dānava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dānava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- manuṣyāṇām -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]manuṣyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “tāmasaṃ rākṣasānāṃ hi narāṇāṃ krūrakarmaṇām ”
- tāmasam -
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tāmasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tāmasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rākṣasānām -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rākṣasa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- narāṇām -
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nara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]narā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- krūrakarmaṇām -
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krūrakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]krūrakarman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]krūrakarman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.20.10
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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Shri Shiva Purana (Set of 2 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
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Shiva Purana (Gujarati)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2013)
[સંક્ષિપ્ત શિવપુરાણ] — Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (9788129301840)
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.20.10 in Gujarati sript:
સાત્ત્વિકં દૈવતાનાં હિ યતીનામૂર્દ્ધ્વરેતસામ્ ।
રાજસં દાનવાનાં હિ મનુષ્યાણાં તથૈવ ચ ।
તામસં રાક્ષસાનાં હિ નરાણાં ક્રૂરકર્મણામ્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥
Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.20.10 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕಂ ದೈವತಾನಾಂ ಹಿ ಯತೀನಾಮೂರ್ದ್ಧ್ವರೇತಸಾಮ್ ।
ರಾಜಸಂ ದಾನವಾನಾಂ ಹಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ತಥೈವ ಚ ।
ತಾಮಸಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾನಾಂ ಹಿ ನರಾಣಾಂ ಕ್ರೂರಕರ್ಮಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥
Shiva Purana (Malayalam)
by Swami Advaitanandapuri (2004)
[ശിവ പുരണ] published by Aarshasri Publications & Co.
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.20.10 in Malayalam sript:
സാത്ത്വികം ദൈവതാനാം ഹി യതീനാമൂര്ദ്ധ്വരേതസാമ് ।
രാജസം ദാനവാനാം ഹി മനുഷ്യാണാം തഥൈവ ച ।
താമസം രാക്ഷസാനാം ഹി നരാണാം ക്രൂരകര്മണാമ് ॥ ൧൦ ॥
Shiva Purana (Telugu)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2019)
[శ్రీ శివమఃపురాణము] or [శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణం]; Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.20.10 in Telugu sript:
సాత్త్వికం దైవతానాం హి యతీనామూర్ద్ధ్వరేతసామ్ ।
రాజసం దానవానాం హి మనుష్యాణాం తథైవ చ ।
తామసం రాక్షసానాం హి నరాణాం క్రూరకర్మణామ్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥
Shiva Purana (Bengali)
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
[শিব পুরান]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.20.10 in Bengali sript:
সাত্ত্বিকং দৈবতানাং হি যতীনামূর্দ্ধ্বরেতসাম্ ।
রাজসং দানবানাং হি মনুষ্যাণাং তথৈব চ ।
তামসং রাক্ষসানাং হি নরাণাং ক্রূরকর্মণাম্ ॥ ১০ ॥
