The Sanskrit terms Śivacaritra and Śivācaritra can be transliterated into English as Sivacaritra or Shivacaritra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shivacharitra.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śivācaritra (शिवाचरित्र) or Śivācarita refers to the “the daughter of Himācala”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.1.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] O foremost of sages, listen to the story of Śivā (i.e., śivācarita) which is excellent, sanctifying, highly divine, auspicious and destructive of all sins. When the great goddess Satī, the daughter of Dakṣa, was sporting about on the Himālayas with Śiva, Menā, the beloved of Himācala thought that she was her own daughter and loved her like a mother with all kinds of nourishments”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Śivacaritra (शिवचरित्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. Ii, 5002.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śivacaritra (शिवचरित्र):—[=śiva-caritra] [from śiva] n. Name of [work]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Shiva, Caritra, Civa.

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