Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.3.29 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Padmapurana is a one of the largest of the eighteen Major Puranas containing roughly 50,000 metrical verses. Although popular for its inclusion of the Ramayana and large sections on pilgrimage guides this is also known for its dedication to both Shiva and Vishnu. This is verse 29 contained in chapter 3 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.3.29

विष्णुरूपं तदा ज्ञात्वा पृथ्वीं वोढुं स्वतेजसा ।
मत्स्यकूर्मादिकां चान्यां वाराहीं तनुमाविशत् ॥ २९ ॥

viṣṇurūpaṃ tadā jñātvā pṛthvīṃ voḍhuṃ svatejasā |
matsyakūrmādikāṃ cānyāṃ vārāhīṃ tanumāviśat || 29 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.3.29 is contained in the book Sri Padma Purana (Sanskrit Text and Hindi Translation) by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan. 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 (1.3.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishnurupa, Tada, Prithvi, Vodhu, Svatejas, Matsya, Kurma, Adika, Varahi, Tanu, Avishat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.3.29). 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: “viṣṇurūpaṃ tadā jñātvā pṛthvīṃ voḍhuṃ svatejasā
  • viṣṇurūpam -
  • viṣṇurūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣṇurūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣṇurūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • pṛthvīm -
  • pṛthvī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • voḍhum -
  • vah -> voḍhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vah]
    voḍhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • svatejasā -
  • svatejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “matsyakūrmādikāṃ cānyāṃ vārāhīṃ tanumāviśat
  • matsya -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kūrmā -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adikā -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cānyā -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vārāhīm -
  • vārāhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tanum -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āviśat -
  • āviśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    āviśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āviśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.3.29

Cover of edition (2007)

Padma Purana (In Six Volumes)
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2007)

Sanskrit Text Only

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Cover of Bengali edition

Padma Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

Set of 7 Volumes

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Preview of verse 1.3.29 in Bengali sript:
বিষ্ণুরূপং তদা জ্ঞাত্বা পৃথ্বীং বোঢুং স্বতেজসা ।
মত্স্যকূর্মাদিকাং চান্যাং বারাহীং তনুমাবিশত্ ॥ ২৯ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Sri Padma Purana (Tamil)
by Azhwargal Aaivu Maiyam, Chennai (2015)

Translated by S. Jagatrakshgan

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Padma Purana in Gujarati
by Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat (0)

[પદમ પુરણ:]

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Preview of verse 1.3.29 in Gujarati sript:
વિષ્ણુરૂપં તદા જ્ઞાત્વા પૃથ્વીં વોઢું સ્વતેજસા ।
મત્સ્યકૂર્માદિકાં ચાન્યાં વારાહીં તનુમાવિશત્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

Padma Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Vijeth Prakashan Gadag, Bangalore (2013)

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.3.29 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷ್ಣುರೂಪಂ ತದಾ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ಪೃಥ್ವೀಂ ವೋಢುಂ ಸ್ವತೇಜಸಾ ।
ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಕೂರ್ಮಾದಿಕಾಂ ಚಾನ್ಯಾಂ ವಾರಾಹೀಂ ತನುಮಾವಿಶತ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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