Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.25.42 (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 25 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.25.42

भूतरंध्रदिशश्चैव ध्वजश्च वरवर्णिनि ।
वामचारगतौ नादः प्रमाणं कालवेदिनः ॥ ४२ ॥

bhūtaraṃdhradiśaścaiva dhvajaśca varavarṇini |
vāmacāragatau nādaḥ pramāṇaṃ kālavedinaḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.25.42 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 (9.25.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuta, Randhra, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Dhvaja, Varavarnin, Varavarnini, Varavarni, Vama, Cara, Gata, Gati, Nada, Pramana, Kalavedin, Kalavedi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.25.42). 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: “bhūtaraṃdhradiśaścaiva dhvajaśca varavarṇini
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • randhra -
  • randhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    randhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • diśaś -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dhvajaś -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varavarṇini -
  • varavarṇinī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    varavarṇinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    varavarṇinī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    varavarṇin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varavarṇin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    varavarṇī (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “vāmacāragatau nādaḥ pramāṇaṃ kālavedinaḥ
  • vāma -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • cāra -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatau -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nādaḥ -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kālavedinaḥ -
  • kālavedin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kālavedin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kālavedi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kālavedī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.25.42

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 9.25.42 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂતરંધ્રદિશશ્ચૈવ ધ્વજશ્ચ વરવર્ણિનિ ।
વામચારગતૌ નાદઃ પ્રમાણં કાલવેદિનઃ ॥ 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 9.25.42 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂತರಂಧ್ರದಿಶಶ್ಚೈವ ಧ್ವಜಶ್ಚ ವರವರ್ಣಿನಿ ।
ವಾಮಚಾರಗತೌ ನಾದಃ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ ಕಾಲವೇದಿನಃ ॥ 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 9.25.42 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂതരംധ്രദിശശ്ചൈവ ധ്വജശ്ച വരവര്ണിനി ।
വാമചാരഗതൌ നാദഃ പ്രമാണം കാലവേദിനഃ ॥ 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 9.25.42 in Telugu sript:
భూతరంధ్రదిశశ్చైవ ధ్వజశ్చ వరవర్ణిని ।
వామచారగతౌ నాదః ప్రమాణం కాలవేదినః ॥ ౪౨ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.25.42 in Bengali sript:
ভূতরংধ্রদিশশ্চৈব ধ্বজশ্চ বরবর্ণিনি ।
বামচারগতৌ নাদঃ প্রমাণং কালবেদিনঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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