Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 7.1.20.38 (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 38 contained in chapter 20 of book 7.1 (वायवीयसंहिता (१): पूर्वभाग, vāyavīyasaṃhitā (1): pūrvabhāga).

Verse 7.1.20.38

नृत्यन्ति केचिद्विहसन्ति केचिद्वल्गन्ति केचित्प्रमथा बलेन ।
केचिज्जिघृक्षंति घनान्स तोयान्केचिद्ग्रहीतुं रविमुत्पतंति ॥ ३८ ॥

nṛtyanti kecidvihasanti kecidvalganti kecitpramathā balena |
kecijjighṛkṣaṃti ghanānsa toyānkecidgrahītuṃ ravimutpataṃti || 38 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 7.1.20.38 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 (7.1.20.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nrityat, Nrityanti, Kah, Kim, Cit, Vihasat, Valgat, Valganti, Pramatha, Bala, Ghana, Toya, Ravin, Mud, Patanti, Patat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 7.1.20.38). 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: “nṛtyanti kecidvihasanti kecidvalganti kecitpramathā balena
  • nṛtyanti -
  • nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vihasanti -
  • vihasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • valganti -
  • valg -> valgat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √valg class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √valg class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √valg class 1 verb]
    valg -> valgantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √valg class 1 verb]
    valg (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pramathā* -
  • pramatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pramathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • balena -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “kecijjighṛkṣaṃti ghanānsa toyānkecidgrahītuṃ ravimutpataṃti
  • Cannot analyse kecijjighṛkṣanti*gh
  • ghanān -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • toyā -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    toyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • grahītum -
  • grah -> grahītum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √grah]
  • ravi -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ravin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ravin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mut -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • patanti -
  • patantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 7.1.20.38

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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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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 7.1.20.38 in Gujarati sript:
નૃત્યન્તિ કેચિદ્વિહસન્તિ કેચિદ્વલ્ગન્તિ કેચિત્પ્રમથા બલેન ।
કેચિજ્જિઘૃક્ષંતિ ઘનાન્સ તોયાન્કેચિદ્ગ્રહીતું રવિમુત્પતંતિ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 7.1.20.38 in Kannada sript:
ನೃತ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಕೇಚಿದ್ವಿಹಸನ್ತಿ ಕೇಚಿದ್ವಲ್ಗನ್ತಿ ಕೇಚಿತ್ಪ್ರಮಥಾ ಬಲೇನ ।
ಕೇಚಿಜ್ಜಿಘೃಕ್ಷಂತಿ ಘನಾನ್ಸ ತೋಯಾನ್ಕೇಚಿದ್ಗ್ರಹೀತುಂ ರವಿಮುತ್ಪತಂತಿ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 7.1.20.38 in Malayalam sript:
നൃത്യന്തി കേചിദ്വിഹസന്തി കേചിദ്വല്ഗന്തി കേചിത്പ്രമഥാ ബലേന ।
കേചിജ്ജിഘൃക്ഷംതി ഘനാന്സ തോയാന്കേചിദ്ഗ്രഹീതും രവിമുത്പതംതി ॥ ൩൮ ॥

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 7.1.20.38 in Telugu sript:
నృత్యన్తి కేచిద్విహసన్తి కేచిద్వల్గన్తి కేచిత్ప్రమథా బలేన ।
కేచిజ్జిఘృక్షంతి ఘనాన్స తోయాన్కేచిద్గ్రహీతుం రవిముత్పతంతి ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 7.1.20.38 in Bengali sript:
নৃত্যন্তি কেচিদ্বিহসন্তি কেচিদ্বল্গন্তি কেচিত্প্রমথা বলেন ।
কেচিজ্জিঘৃক্ষংতি ঘনান্স তোযান্কেচিদ্গ্রহীতুং রবিমুত্পতংতি ॥ ৩৮ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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