Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.30.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 30 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.30.1

सूत उवाच ।
संसृष्टासु प्रजास्वेव आपवोऽथ प्रजाप्रतिः ।
लेभे वै पुरुषः पत्नीं शतरूपामयो निजाम् ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca |
saṃsṛṣṭāsu prajāsveva āpavo'tha prajāpratiḥ |
lebhe vai puruṣaḥ patnīṃ śatarūpāmayo nijām || 1 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.30.1 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 (9.30.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Samsrishta, Praja, Eva, Apava, Atha, Aprati, Purusha, Patni, Shatarupa, Aya, Ayas, Nija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.30.1). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “saṃsṛṣṭāsu prajāsveva āpavo'tha prajāpratiḥ
  • saṃsṛṣṭāsu -
  • saṃsṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • prajāsve -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • eva* -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpavo' -
  • āpava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prajā -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apratiḥ -
  • aprati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    aprati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “lebhe vai puruṣaḥ patnīṃ śatarūpāmayo nijām
  • lebhe -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • puruṣaḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patnīm -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śatarūpām -
  • śatarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayo* -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nijām -
  • nijā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.30.1

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 9.30.1 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
સંસૃષ્ટાસુ પ્રજાસ્વેવ આપવોઽથ પ્રજાપ્રતિઃ ।
લેભે વૈ પુરુષઃ પત્નીં શતરૂપામયો નિજામ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 9.30.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸಂಸೃಷ್ಟಾಸು ಪ್ರಜಾಸ್ವೇವ ಆಪವೋಽಥ ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರತಿಃ ।
ಲೇಭೇ ವೈ ಪುರುಷಃ ಪತ್ನೀಂ ಶತರೂಪಾಮಯೋ ನಿಜಾಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 9.30.1 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
സംസൃഷ്ടാസു പ്രജാസ്വേവ ആപവോഽഥ പ്രജാപ്രതിഃ ।
ലേഭേ വൈ പുരുഷഃ പത്നീം ശതരൂപാമയോ നിജാമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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 9.30.1 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
సంసృష్టాసు ప్రజాస్వేవ ఆపవోఽథ ప్రజాప్రతిః ।
లేభే వై పురుషః పత్నీం శతరూపామయో నిజామ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.30.1 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
সংসৃষ্টাসু প্রজাস্বেব আপবোঽথ প্রজাপ্রতিঃ ।
লেভে বৈ পুরুষঃ পত্নীং শতরূপামযো নিজাম্ ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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