Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 10.2.26 (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 26 contained in chapter 2 of book 6 (कैलाससंहिता, kailāsasaṃhitā).

Verse 10.2.26

सम्बन्धः कोत्र विज्ञेयः किंप्रयोजनमुच्यते ।
उपासकस्तु किंरूपः किं वा स्थानमुपासनम् ॥ २६ ॥

sambandhaḥ kotra vijñeyaḥ kiṃprayojanamucyate |
upāsakastu kiṃrūpaḥ kiṃ vā sthānamupāsanam || 26 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 10.2.26 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 (10.2.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sambandha, Tra, Vijneya, Kim, Prayojana, Ucyat, Upasaka, Kimrupa, Sthana, Upasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 10.2.26). 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: “sambandhaḥ kotra vijñeyaḥ kiṃprayojanamucyate
  • sambandhaḥ -
  • sambandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ko -
  • ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijñeyaḥ -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayojanam -
  • prayojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayojanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “upāsakastu kiṃrūpaḥ kiṃ sthānamupāsanam
  • upāsakas -
  • upāsaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kiṃrūpaḥ -
  • kiṃrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upāsanam -
  • upāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 10.2.26

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 10.2.26 in Gujarati sript:
સમ્બન્ધઃ કોત્ર વિજ્ઞેયઃ કિંપ્રયોજનમુચ્યતે ।
ઉપાસકસ્તુ કિંરૂપઃ કિં વા સ્થાનમુપાસનમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 10.2.26 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮ್ಬನ್ಧಃ ಕೋತ್ರ ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಃ ಕಿಂಪ್ರಯೋಜನಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ಉಪಾಸಕಸ್ತು ಕಿಂರೂಪಃ ಕಿಂ ವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನಮುಪಾಸನಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 10.2.26 in Malayalam sript:
സമ്ബന്ധഃ കോത്ര വിജ്ഞേയഃ കിംപ്രയോജനമുച്യതേ ।
ഉപാസകസ്തു കിംരൂപഃ കിം വാ സ്ഥാനമുപാസനമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

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 10.2.26 in Telugu sript:
సమ్బన్ధః కోత్ర విజ్ఞేయః కింప్రయోజనముచ్యతే ।
ఉపాసకస్తు కింరూపః కిం వా స్థానముపాసనమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 10.2.26 in Bengali sript:
সম্বন্ধঃ কোত্র বিজ্ঞেযঃ কিংপ্রযোজনমুচ্যতে ।
উপাসকস্তু কিংরূপঃ কিং বা স্থানমুপাসনম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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