Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 10.3.8 (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 8 contained in chapter 3 of book 6 (कैलाससंहिता, kailāsasaṃhitā).

Verse 10.3.8

तस्मादेकाक्षरं देवं मां च ब्रह्मर्षयो विदुः ।
वाच्यवाचकयोरैक्यं मन्यमाना विपश्चितः ॥ ८ ॥

tasmādekākṣaraṃ devaṃ māṃ ca brahmarṣayo viduḥ |
vācyavācakayoraikyaṃ manyamānā vipaścitaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 10.3.8 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 (10.3.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Ekakshara, Deva, Asmad, Brahmarshi, Vidu, Vidus, Vac, Vaci, Vacin, Vacya, Avacaka, Aikya, Manyamana, Vipashcit, Vipashcita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 10.3.8). 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: “tasmādekākṣaraṃ devaṃ māṃ ca brahmarṣayo viduḥ
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • ekākṣaram -
  • ekākṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekākṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmarṣayo* -
  • brahmarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • viduḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “vācyavācakayoraikyaṃ manyamānā vipaścitaḥ
  • vācya -
  • vācī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vācin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vācin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vācya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vācya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac]
  • avācakayor -
  • avācaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    avācaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    avācakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • aikyam -
  • aikya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manyamānā* -
  • man -> manyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> manyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • vipaścitaḥ -
  • vipaścit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 10.3.8

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 10.3.8 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માદેકાક્ષરં દેવં માં ચ બ્રહ્મર્ષયો વિદુઃ ।
વાચ્યવાચકયોરૈક્યં મન્યમાના વિપશ્ચિતઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 10.3.8 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾದೇಕಾಕ್ಷರಂ ದೇವಂ ಮಾಂ ಚ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರ್ಷಯೋ ವಿದುಃ ।
ವಾಚ್ಯವಾಚಕಯೋರೈಕ್ಯಂ ಮನ್ಯಮಾನಾ ವಿಪಶ್ಚಿತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 10.3.8 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാദേകാക്ഷരം ദേവം മാം ച ബ്രഹ്മര്ഷയോ വിദുഃ ।
വാച്യവാചകയോരൈക്യം മന്യമാനാ വിപശ്ചിതഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

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 10.3.8 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాదేకాక్షరం దేవం మాం చ బ్రహ్మర్షయో విదుః ।
వాచ్యవాచకయోరైక్యం మన్యమానా విపశ్చితః ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 10.3.8 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাদেকাক্ষরং দেবং মাং চ ব্রহ্মর্ষযো বিদুঃ ।
বাচ্যবাচকযোরৈক্যং মন্যমানা বিপশ্চিতঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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