Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.30.40 (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 40 contained in chapter 30 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.30.40

अचरांश्च चरांश्चैव द्विपदोऽथ चतुष्पदः ।
संसृज्य मनसा दक्षो मैथुनीं सृष्टिमारभत् ॥ ४० ॥

acarāṃśca carāṃścaiva dvipado'tha catuṣpadaḥ |
saṃsṛjya manasā dakṣo maithunīṃ sṛṣṭimārabhat || 40 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.30.40 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 (9.30.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Acara, Cara, Dvipad, Dvipada, Atha, Catushpad, Manasa, Daksha, Dakshas, Maithuni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.30.40). 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: “acarāṃśca carāṃścaiva dvipado'tha catuṣpadaḥ
  • acarāṃś -
  • acara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • carāṃś -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • dvipado' -
  • dvipad (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvipad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dvipada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • catuṣpadaḥ -
  • catuṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catuṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “saṃsṛjya manasā dakṣo maithunīṃ sṛṣṭimārabhat
  • saṃsṛjya -
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dakṣo* -
  • dakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maithunīm -
  • maithunī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse sṛṣṭimārabhat

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.30.40

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 9.30.40 in Gujarati sript:
અચરાંશ્ચ ચરાંશ્ચૈવ દ્વિપદોઽથ ચતુષ્પદઃ ।
સંસૃજ્ય મનસા દક્ષો મૈથુનીં સૃષ્ટિમારભત્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 9.30.40 in Kannada sript:
ಅಚರಾಂಶ್ಚ ಚರಾಂಶ್ಚೈವ ದ್ವಿಪದೋಽಥ ಚತುಷ್ಪದಃ ।
ಸಂಸೃಜ್ಯ ಮನಸಾ ದಕ್ಷೋ ಮೈಥುನೀಂ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಮಾರಭತ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 9.30.40 in Malayalam sript:
അചരാംശ്ച ചരാംശ്ചൈവ ദ്വിപദോഽഥ ചതുഷ്പദഃ ।
സംസൃജ്യ മനസാ ദക്ഷോ മൈഥുനീം സൃഷ്ടിമാരഭത് ॥ ൪൦ ॥

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 9.30.40 in Telugu sript:
అచరాంశ్చ చరాంశ్చైవ ద్విపదోఽథ చతుష్పదః ।
సంసృజ్య మనసా దక్షో మైథునీం సృష్టిమారభత్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.30.40 in Bengali sript:
অচরাংশ্চ চরাংশ্চৈব দ্বিপদোঽথ চতুষ্পদঃ ।
সংসৃজ্য মনসা দক্ষো মৈথুনীং সৃষ্টিমারভত্ ॥ ৪০ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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