Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.3.56 (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 56 contained in chapter 3 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.3.56

भूविभागं ततः कृत्वा सप्तद्वीपान्यथातथं ।
भूताद्यांश्चतुरोलोकान्पूर्ववत्समकल्पयत् ॥ ५६ ॥

bhūvibhāgaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā saptadvīpānyathātathaṃ |
bhūtādyāṃścaturolokānpūrvavatsamakalpayat || 56 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.3.56 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 (1.3.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuvibhaga, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kritva, Kritvan, Saptadvipa, Atha, Bhutadi, Catur, Catura, Loka, Purvavat, Sama, Kalpayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.3.56). 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: “bhūvibhāgaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā saptadvīpānyathātathaṃ
  • bhūvibhāgam -
  • bhūvibhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saptadvīpānya -
  • saptadvīpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • atatham -
  • atathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhūtādyāṃścaturolokānpūrvavatsamakalpayat
  • bhūtādyā -
  • bhūtādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūtādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āṃś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • caturo -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kalpayat -
  • kḷp -> kalpayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kḷp], [vocative single from √kḷp], [accusative single from √kḷp]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.3.56

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 1.3.56 in Bengali sript:
ভূবিভাগং ততঃ কৃত্বা সপ্তদ্বীপান্যথাতথং ।
ভূতাদ্যাংশ্চতুরোলোকান্পূর্ববত্সমকল্পযত্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 1.3.56 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂવિભાગં તતઃ કૃત્વા સપ્તદ્વીપાન્યથાતથં ।
ભૂતાદ્યાંશ્ચતુરોલોકાન્પૂર્વવત્સમકલ્પયત્ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.3.56 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂವಿಭಾಗಂ ತತಃ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸಪ್ತದ್ವೀಪಾನ್ಯಥಾತಥಂ ।
ಭೂತಾದ್ಯಾಂಶ್ಚತುರೋಲೋಕಾನ್ಪೂರ್ವವತ್ಸಮಕಲ್ಪಯತ್ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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