Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 10.3.28 (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 28 contained in chapter 3 of book 6 (कैलाससंहिता, kailāsasaṃhitā).

Verse 10.3.28

अष्टावघोररूपिण्यो मकारे संस्थिताः कलाः ।
बिन्दौ चतस्रस्संभूताः कलाः पुरुषगोचराः ॥ २८ ॥

aṣṭāvaghorarūpiṇyo makāre saṃsthitāḥ kalāḥ |
bindau catasrassaṃbhūtāḥ kalāḥ puruṣagocarāḥ || 28 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 10.3.28 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 (10.3.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashta, Ashti, Aghora, Rupini, Makara, Samsthita, Kala, Bindu, Sambhuta, Purusha, Gocara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 10.3.28). 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: “aṣṭāvaghorarūpiṇyo makāre saṃsthitāḥ kalāḥ
  • aṣṭāva -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • aghora -
  • aghora (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aghora (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpiṇyo* -
  • rūpiṇī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rūpiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • makāre -
  • makāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • saṃsthitāḥ -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kalāḥ -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bindau catasrassaṃbhūtāḥ kalāḥ puruṣagocarāḥ
  • bindau -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • catasra -
  • catasṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • as -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sambhūtāḥ -
  • sambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kalāḥ -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puruṣa -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gocarāḥ -
  • gocara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gocarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 10.3.28

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 10.3.28 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાવઘોરરૂપિણ્યો મકારે સંસ્થિતાઃ કલાઃ ।
બિન્દૌ ચતસ્રસ્સંભૂતાઃ કલાઃ પુરુષગોચરાઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 10.3.28 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾವಘೋರರೂಪಿಣ್ಯೋ ಮಕಾರೇ ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಕಲಾಃ ।
ಬಿನ್ದೌ ಚತಸ್ರಸ್ಸಂಭೂತಾಃ ಕಲಾಃ ಪುರುಷಗೋಚರಾಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 10.3.28 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടാവഘോരരൂപിണ്യോ മകാരേ സംസ്ഥിതാഃ കലാഃ ।
ബിന്ദൌ ചതസ്രസ്സംഭൂതാഃ കലാഃ പുരുഷഗോചരാഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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 10.3.28 in Telugu sript:
అష్టావఘోరరూపిణ్యో మకారే సంస్థితాః కలాః ।
బిన్దౌ చతస్రస్సంభూతాః కలాః పురుషగోచరాః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 10.3.28 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টাবঘোররূপিণ্যো মকারে সংস্থিতাঃ কলাঃ ।
বিন্দৌ চতস্রস্সংভূতাঃ কলাঃ পুরুষগোচরাঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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