Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 7.2.10.56 (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 56 contained in chapter 10 of book 7.2 (वायवीयसंहिता (२): उत्तरभाग, vāyavīyasaṃhitā (2): uttarabhāga).

Verse 7.2.10.56

बाह्यादाभ्यंतरं श्रेष्ठं भवेच्छतगुणाधिकम् ।
असंकरत्वाद्दोषाणां दृष्टानामप्यसम्भवात् ।
शौचमाभ्यंतरं विद्यान्न बाह्यं शौचमुच्यते ।
अंतः शौचविमुक्तात्मा शुचिरप्यशुचिर्यतः ॥ ५६ ॥

bāhyādābhyaṃtaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ bhavecchataguṇādhikam |
asaṃkaratvāddoṣāṇāṃ dṛṣṭānāmapyasambhavāt |
śaucamābhyaṃtaraṃ vidyānna bāhyaṃ śaucamucyate |
aṃtaḥ śaucavimuktātmā śucirapyaśuciryataḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.10.56 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 (7.2.10.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahyat, Bahya, Abhyantaram, Abhyantara, Shreshtha, Shatagunadhikam, Asankara, Tva, Dosha, Drishta, Api, Apya, Asambhava, Shauca, Vidya, Bahyam, Ucyat, Anta, Vimukta, Asmad, Shuci, Ashuci, Yatah, Yat, Yata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.10.56). 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: “bāhyādābhyaṃtaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ bhavecchataguṇādhikam
  • bāhyād -
  • bāhyāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ābhyantaram -
  • ābhyantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ābhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ābhyantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavecch -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • śataguṇādhikam -
  • śataguṇādhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “asaṃkaratvāddoṣāṇāṃ dṛṣṭānāmapyasambhavāt
  • asaṅkara -
  • asaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvād -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • doṣāṇām -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dṛṣṭānām -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asambhavāt -
  • asambhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    asambhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 3: “śaucamābhyaṃtaraṃ vidyānna bāhyaṃ śaucamucyate
  • śaucam -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ābhyantaram -
  • ābhyantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ābhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ābhyantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidyān -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhyam -
  • bāhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaucam -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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 4: “aṃtaḥ śaucavimuktātmā śucirapyaśuciryataḥ
  • antaḥ -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śauca -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimuktāt -
  • vimukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vimukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śucir -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aśucir -
  • aśuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    aśuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.10.56

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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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 7.2.10.56 in Gujarati sript:
બાહ્યાદાભ્યંતરં શ્રેષ્ઠં ભવેચ્છતગુણાધિકમ્ ।
અસંકરત્વાદ્દોષાણાં દૃષ્ટાનામપ્યસમ્ભવાત્ ।
શૌચમાભ્યંતરં વિદ્યાન્ન બાહ્યં શૌચમુચ્યતે ।
અંતઃ શૌચવિમુક્તાત્મા શુચિરપ્યશુચિર્યતઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes

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Preview of verse 7.2.10.56 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಹ್ಯಾದಾಭ್ಯಂತರಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಭವೇಚ್ಛತಗುಣಾಧಿಕಮ್ ।
ಅಸಂಕರತ್ವಾದ್ದೋಷಾಣಾಂ ದೃಷ್ಟಾನಾಮಪ್ಯಸಮ್ಭವಾತ್ ।
ಶೌಚಮಾಭ್ಯಂತರಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾನ್ನ ಬಾಹ್ಯಂ ಶೌಚಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ಅಂತಃ ಶೌಚವಿಮುಕ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ ಶುಚಿರಪ್ಯಶುಚಿರ್ಯತಃ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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 7.2.10.56 in Malayalam sript:
ബാഹ്യാദാഭ്യംതരം ശ്രേഷ്ഠം ഭവേച്ഛതഗുണാധികമ് ।
അസംകരത്വാദ്ദോഷാണാം ദൃഷ്ടാനാമപ്യസമ്ഭവാത് ।
ശൌചമാഭ്യംതരം വിദ്യാന്ന ബാഹ്യം ശൌചമുച്യതേ ।
അംതഃ ശൌചവിമുക്താത്മാ ശുചിരപ്യശുചിര്യതഃ ॥ ൫൬ ॥

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 7.2.10.56 in Telugu sript:
బాహ్యాదాభ్యంతరం శ్రేష్ఠం భవేచ్ఛతగుణాధికమ్ ।
అసంకరత్వాద్దోషాణాం దృష్టానామప్యసమ్భవాత్ ।
శౌచమాభ్యంతరం విద్యాన్న బాహ్యం శౌచముచ్యతే ।
అంతః శౌచవిముక్తాత్మా శుచిరప్యశుచిర్యతః ॥ ౫౬ ॥

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 7.2.10.56 in Bengali sript:
বাহ্যাদাভ্যংতরং শ্রেষ্ঠং ভবেচ্ছতগুণাধিকম্ ।
অসংকরত্বাদ্দোষাণাং দৃষ্টানামপ্যসম্ভবাত্ ।
শৌচমাভ্যংতরং বিদ্যান্ন বাহ্যং শৌচমুচ্যতে ।
অংতঃ শৌচবিমুক্তাত্মা শুচিরপ্যশুচির্যতঃ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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