Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.50.3 (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 3 contained in chapter 50 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.50.3

॥ सूत उवाच ।
दुर्गमः प्रथितो नाम्ना रुरुपुत्रो महाबलः ।
ब्रह्मणो वरदानेन चतस्रोऽलभत श्रुतीः ॥ ३ ॥

|| sūta uvāca |
durgamaḥ prathito nāmnā ruruputro mahābalaḥ |
brahmaṇo varadānena catasro'labhata śrutīḥ || 3 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.50.3 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 (9.50.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durgama, Prathita, Namna, Naman, Putra, Mahabala, Brahman, Brahmana, Varadana, Shruti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.50.3). 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
  • Cannot analyse *sūta*uv
  • 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: “durgamaḥ prathito nāmnā ruruputro mahābalaḥ
  • durgamaḥ -
  • durgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prathito* -
  • prathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ruru -
  • ruru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “brahmaṇo varadānena catasro'labhata śrutīḥ
  • brahmaṇo* -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varadānena -
  • varadāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cata -
  • cat (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sro' -
  • sras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • alabhata -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • śrutīḥ -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.50.3

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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Shiva Purana (Gujarati)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2013)

[સંક્ષિપ્ત શિવપુરાણ] — Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (9788129301840)

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Preview of verse 9.50.3 in Gujarati sript:
।। સૂત ઉવાચ ।
દુર્ગમઃ પ્રથિતો નામ્ના રુરુપુત્રો મહાબલઃ ।
બ્રહ્મણો વરદાનેન ચતસ્રોઽલભત શ્રુતીઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 9.50.3 in Kannada sript:
।। ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದುರ್ಗಮಃ ಪ್ರಥಿತೋ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ರುರುಪುತ್ರೋ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೋ ವರದಾನೇನ ಚತಸ್ರೋಽಲಭತ ಶ್ರುತೀಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 9.50.3 in Malayalam sript:
।। സൂത ഉവാച ।
ദുര്ഗമഃ പ്രഥിതോ നാമ്നാ രുരുപുത്രോ മഹാബലഃ ।
ബ്രഹ്മണോ വരദാനേന ചതസ്രോഽലഭത ശ്രുതീഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

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 9.50.3 in Telugu sript:
।। సూత ఉవాచ ।
దుర్గమః ప్రథితో నామ్నా రురుపుత్రో మహాబలః ।
బ్రహ్మణో వరదానేన చతస్రోఽలభత శ్రుతీః ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.50.3 in Bengali sript:
।। সূত উবাচ ।
দুর্গমঃ প্রথিতো নাম্না রুরুপুত্রো মহাবলঃ ।
ব্রহ্মণো বরদানেন চতস্রোঽলভত শ্রুতীঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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