Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 7.2.13.20 (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 20 contained in chapter 13 of book 7.2 (वायवीयसंहिता (२): उत्तरभाग, vāyavīyasaṃhitā (2): uttarabhāga).

Verse 7.2.13.20

मम पञ्चाक्षरे मंत्रे तस्माच्छ्रेष्ठतरो हि सः ।
पञ्चाक्षरप्रभावेण लोकवेदमहर्षयः ॥ २० ॥

mama pañcākṣare maṃtre tasmācchreṣṭhataro hi saḥ |
pañcākṣaraprabhāveṇa lokavedamaharṣayaḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.13.20 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 (7.2.13.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Pancakshara, Mantri, Mantra, Tasmat, Tad, Shreshthatara, Sah, Prabhava, Loka, Veda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.13.20). 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: “mama pañcākṣare maṃtre tasmācchreṣṭhataro hi saḥ
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • pañcākṣare -
  • pañcākṣara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pañcākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pañcākṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mantre -
  • mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mantra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mantri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasmācch -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • śreṣṭhataro* -
  • śreṣṭhatara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pañcākṣaraprabhāveṇa lokavedamaharṣayaḥ
  • pañcākṣara -
  • pañcākṣara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhāveṇa -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • loka -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedam -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aharṣayaḥ -
  • hṛṣ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.13.20

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 7.2.13.20 in Gujarati sript:
મમ પઞ્ચાક્ષરે મંત્રે તસ્માચ્છ્રેષ્ઠતરો હિ સઃ ।
પઞ્ચાક્ષરપ્રભાવેણ લોકવેદમહર્ષયઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 7.2.13.20 in Kannada sript:
ಮಮ ಪಞ್ಚಾಕ್ಷರೇ ಮಂತ್ರೇ ತಸ್ಮಾಚ್ಛ್ರೇಷ್ಠತರೋ ಹಿ ಸಃ ।
ಪಞ್ಚಾಕ್ಷರಪ್ರಭಾವೇಣ ಲೋಕವೇದಮಹರ್ಷಯಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 7.2.13.20 in Malayalam sript:
മമ പഞ്ചാക്ഷരേ മംത്രേ തസ്മാച്ഛ്രേഷ്ഠതരോ ഹി സഃ ।
പഞ്ചാക്ഷരപ്രഭാവേണ ലോകവേദമഹര്ഷയഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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 7.2.13.20 in Telugu sript:
మమ పఞ్చాక్షరే మంత్రే తస్మాచ్ఛ్రేష్ఠతరో హి సః ।
పఞ్చాక్షరప్రభావేణ లోకవేదమహర్షయః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 7.2.13.20 in Bengali sript:
মম পঞ্চাক্ষরে মংত্রে তস্মাচ্ছ্রেষ্ঠতরো হি সঃ ।
পঞ্চাক্ষরপ্রভাবেণ লোকবেদমহর্ষযঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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