Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.3.181 (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 181 contained in chapter 3 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.3.181

यज्ञस्य दक्षिणायां तु पुत्रा द्वादश जज्ञिरे ।
यामा इति समाख्याता देवाः स्वायंभुवे मनौ ॥ १८१ ॥

yajñasya dakṣiṇāyāṃ tu putrā dvādaśa jajñire |
yāmā iti samākhyātā devāḥ svāyaṃbhuve manau || 181 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.3.181 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 (1.3.181). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yajna, Dakshina, Dakshi, Putra, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Yama, Iti, Samakhyata, Deva, Svayambhuva, Svayambhu, Mana, Manu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.3.181). 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: “yajñasya dakṣiṇāyāṃ tu putrā dvādaśa jajñire
  • yajñasya -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dakṣiṇā -
  • dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ayām -
  • e (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jajñire -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “yāmā iti samākhyātā devāḥ svāyaṃbhuve manau
  • yāmā* -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samākhyātā* -
  • samākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svāyambhuve -
  • svāyambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svāyambhuva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svāyambhuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    svāyambhū (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • manau -
  • mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.3.181

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 1.3.181 in Bengali sript:
যজ্ঞস্য দক্ষিণাযাং তু পুত্রা দ্বাদশ জজ্ঞিরে ।
যামা ইতি সমাখ্যাতা দেবাঃ স্বাযংভুবে মনৌ ॥ ১৮১ ॥

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 1.3.181 in Gujarati sript:
યજ્ઞસ્ય દક્ષિણાયાં તુ પુત્રા દ્વાદશ જજ્ઞિરે ।
યામા ઇતિ સમાખ્યાતા દેવાઃ સ્વાયંભુવે મનૌ ॥ ૧૮૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.3.181 in Kannada sript:
ಯಜ್ಞಸ್ಯ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಯಾಂ ತು ಪುತ್ರಾ ದ್ವಾದಶ ಜಜ್ಞಿರೇ ।
ಯಾಮಾ ಇತಿ ಸಮಾಖ್ಯಾತಾ ದೇವಾಃ ಸ್ವಾಯಂಭುವೇ ಮನೌ ॥ ೧೮೧ ॥

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