Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.40.10 (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 40 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.40.10

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
पुष्टिकामेन पुंसां वै कथं पुष्टिरवाप्यते ।
एतच्छ्रोतुं समिच्छामि किं कुर्वाणो न सीदति ॥ १० ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
puṣṭikāmena puṃsāṃ vai kathaṃ puṣṭiravāpyate |
etacchrotuṃ samicchāmi kiṃ kurvāṇo na sīdati || 10 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.40.10 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 (9.40.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Pushtikama, Pums, Katham, Katha, Pushti, Avapya, Tad, Yushmad, Etad, Shrotu, Samit, Samidh, Sha, Amin, Kim, Kurvana, Sidat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.40.10). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “puṣṭikāmena puṃsāṃ vai kathaṃ puṣṭiravāpyate
  • puṣṭikāmena -
  • puṣṭikāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    puṣṭikāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṣṭir -
  • puṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avāpya -
  • avāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “etacchrotuṃ samicchāmi kiṃ kurvāṇo na sīdati
  • etacch -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samicch -
  • samit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samidh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śā -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvāṇo* -
  • kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sīdati -
  • sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.40.10

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 9.40.10 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
પુષ્ટિકામેન પુંસાં વૈ કથં પુષ્ટિરવાપ્યતે ।
એતચ્છ્રોતું સમિચ્છામિ કિં કુર્વાણો ન સીદતિ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 9.40.10 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪುಷ್ಟಿಕಾಮೇನ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ವೈ ಕಥಂ ಪುಷ್ಟಿರವಾಪ್ಯತೇ ।
ಏತಚ್ಛ್ರೋತುಂ ಸಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಕಿಂ ಕುರ್ವಾಣೋ ನ ಸೀದತಿ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 9.40.10 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
പുഷ്ടികാമേന പുംസാം വൈ കഥം പുഷ്ടിരവാപ്യതേ ।
ഏതച്ഛ്രോതും സമിച്ഛാമി കിം കുര്വാണോ ന സീദതി ॥ ൧൦ ॥

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 9.40.10 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
పుష్టికామేన పుంసాం వై కథం పుష్టిరవాప్యతే ।
ఏతచ్ఛ్రోతుం సమిచ్ఛామి కిం కుర్వాణో న సీదతి ॥ ౧౦ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.40.10 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
পুষ্টিকামেন পুংসাং বৈ কথং পুষ্টিরবাপ্যতে ।
এতচ্ছ্রোতুং সমিচ্ছামি কিং কুর্বাণো ন সীদতি ॥ ১০ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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