Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 10.16.5 (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 5 contained in chapter 16 of book 6 (कैलाससंहिता, kailāsasaṃhitā).

Verse 10.16.5

एवं रूपस्य जगतः कारणं यत्सनातनम् ।
स्त्रीरूपं तत्किमाहोस्वित्पुरुषो वा नपुंसकम् ॥ ५ ॥

evaṃ rūpasya jagataḥ kāraṇaṃ yatsanātanam |
strīrūpaṃ tatkimāhosvitpuruṣo vā napuṃsakam || 5 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 10.16.5 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 (10.16.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Rupa, Jagat, Karana, Yat, Yad, Sanatana, Strirupa, Tat, Tad, Kim, Ahosvit, Purusha, Var, Napumsaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 10.16.5). 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: “evaṃ rūpasya jagataḥ kāraṇaṃ yatsanātanam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rūpasya -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • jagataḥ -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “strīrūpaṃ tatkimāhosvitpuruṣo napuṃsakam
  • strīrūpam -
  • strīrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    strīrūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    strīrūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āhosvit -
  • āhosvit (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • napuṃsakam -
  • napuṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    napuṃsaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    napuṃsakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 10.16.5

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 10.16.5 in Gujarati sript:
એવં રૂપસ્ય જગતઃ કારણં યત્સનાતનમ્ ।
સ્ત્રીરૂપં તત્કિમાહોસ્વિત્પુરુષો વા નપુંસકમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 10.16.5 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ರೂಪಸ್ಯ ಜಗತಃ ಕಾರಣಂ ಯತ್ಸನಾತನಮ್ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀರೂಪಂ ತತ್ಕಿಮಾಹೋಸ್ವಿತ್ಪುರುಷೋ ವಾ ನಪುಂಸಕಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 10.16.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം രൂപസ്യ ജഗതഃ കാരണം യത്സനാതനമ് ।
സ്ത്രീരൂപം തത്കിമാഹോസ്വിത്പുരുഷോ വാ നപുംസകമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

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 10.16.5 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం రూపస్య జగతః కారణం యత్సనాతనమ్ ।
స్త్రీరూపం తత్కిమాహోస్విత్పురుషో వా నపుంసకమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 10.16.5 in Bengali sript:
এবং রূপস্য জগতঃ কারণং যত্সনাতনম্ ।
স্ত্রীরূপং তত্কিমাহোস্বিত্পুরুষো বা নপুংসকম্ ॥ ৫ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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