Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.8.161 (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 161 contained in chapter 8 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.8.161

श्रुतायुरभवत्तस्माद्भारते यो निपातितः ।
नलौ द्वावेव विख्यातौ वंशे यस्य विशेषतः ॥ १६१ ॥

śrutāyurabhavattasmādbhārate yo nipātitaḥ |
nalau dvāveva vikhyātau vaṃśe yasya viśeṣataḥ || 161 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.8.161 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 (1.8.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrutayu, Shrutayus, Tasmat, Tad, Bharata, Yah, Nipatita, Nala, Dva, Eva, Vikhyata, Vikhyati, Vamsha, Yasya, Yat, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.8.161). 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: “śrutāyurabhavattasmādbhārate yo nipātitaḥ
  • śrutāyur -
  • śrutāyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śrutāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • bhārate -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nipātitaḥ -
  • nipātita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nalau dvāveva vikhyātau vaṃśe yasya viśeṣataḥ
  • nalau -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvāve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikhyātau -
  • vikhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vikhyāti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vaṃśe -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [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 1.8.161

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 1.8.161 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুতাযুরভবত্তস্মাদ্ভারতে যো নিপাতিতঃ ।
নলৌ দ্বাবেব বিখ্যাতৌ বংশে যস্য বিশেষতঃ ॥ ১৬১ ॥

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 1.8.161 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રુતાયુરભવત્તસ્માદ્ભારતે યો નિપાતિતઃ ।
નલૌ દ્વાવેવ વિખ્યાતૌ વંશે યસ્ય વિશેષતઃ ॥ ૧૬૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.8.161 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರುತಾಯುರಭವತ್ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ಭಾರತೇ ಯೋ ನಿಪಾತಿತಃ ।
ನಲೌ ದ್ವಾವೇವ ವಿಖ್ಯಾತೌ ವಂಶೇ ಯಸ್ಯ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ॥ ೧೬೧ ॥

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