Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.8.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 8 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.8.1

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भीष्म उवाच ।
बहुभिर्द्धरणी भुक्ता भूपालैः श्रूयते पुरा ।
पार्थिवाः पृथिवीयोगात्पृथिवी कस्य योगतः ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
bahubhirddharaṇī bhuktā bhūpālaiḥ śrūyate purā |
pārthivāḥ pṛthivīyogātpṛthivī kasya yogataḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.8.1 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.8.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Bhukta, Bhupala, Pura, Pur, Parthiva, Prithivi, Yoga, Kah, Kim, Yogatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.8.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
bhīṣma* -
bhīṣma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “bahubhirddharaṇī bhuktā bhūpālaiḥ śrūyate purā ”
Cannot analyse bahubhirddharaṇī*bh
bhuktā* -
bhukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūpālaiḥ -
bhūpāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
śrūyate -
√śru (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “pārthivāḥ pṛthivīyogātpṛthivī kasya yogataḥ ”
pārthivāḥ -
pārthiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pṛthivī -
pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

pṛthivi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yogāt -
yoga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
pṛthivī -
pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

pṛthivi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
yogataḥ -
yogataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]