Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”

Devanagari script

संयमात्क्षुत्तृषो जित्वा पानान्युच्चावचान्यपि । बुभुक्षितेभ्यो दत्त्वा तु बुभूवुरुपला इव

Transliteration

saṃyamātkṣuttṛṣo jitvā pānānyuccāvacānyapi | bubhukṣitebhyo dattvā tu bubhūvurupalā iva

Translation

Par la maîtrise de soi, ils vainquirent la faim et la soif, et même l’attrait des boissons diverses. Les donnant aux affamés, ils devinrent tels des pierres : immobiles, inébranlables face au désir.

Word by Word

• संयमात्: by restraint
• संयमात्: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — ablative singular ‘from/through restraint’

• क्षुत्-तृषः: hunger and thirst
• क्षुत्-तृषः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुत् + तृष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (क्षुत् च तृष् च); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — ‘hunger and thirst’ as objects

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जि (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया — having conquered

• पानानि: drinks
• पानानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — accusative plural neuter

• उच्च-अवचानि: various (of many kinds)
• उच्च-अवचानि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्च + अवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (उच्चानि च अवचानि च); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘various/high and low’ qualifying pānāni

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — ‘also/even’

• बुभुक्षितेभ्यः: to the hungry (ones)
• बुभुक्षितेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) + सन् → बुभुक्ष् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) substantive; पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन — dative plural ‘to the hungry’

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — having given

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis

• बभूवुः: they became
• बभूवुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘they became’

• उपलाः: stones
• उपलाः: प्रत्यय (Predicate/पूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — nominative plural; predicate noun with babhūvuḥ

• इव: like
• इव: उपमानसूचक (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय (comparative particle) — ‘like/as’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches saṃyama (disciplined restraint) and dāna (giving) as marks of inner Shaiva strength—desire is mastered, and the mind becomes steady and unreactive, fit for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga-worship is not only ritual but a transformation of conduct: offering up personal cravings and serving others purifies the devotee, making the heart a worthy seat for Saguna Shiva’s grace and the dawning of higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice moderation/fasting according to capacity, redirect comforts into charity, and stabilize the mind with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” so cravings subside and one becomes steady ‘like a rock’ in devotion.