Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.12.8 (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 8 contained in chapter 12 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.12.8

आशाश्च मुमुचुर्गर्भमशक्ता धारणे ततः ।
समादायाथ तं गर्भमेकीकृत्य चतुर्मुखः ॥ ८ ॥

āśāśca mumucurgarbhamaśaktā dhāraṇe tataḥ |
samādāyātha taṃ garbhamekīkṛtya caturmukhaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.12.8 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 (1.12.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asha, Ashas, Mumucu, Garbha, Ashakta, Dharana, Dharani, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Samadaya, Atha, Ekin, Kritya, Caturmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.12.8). 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: “āśāśca mumucurgarbhamaśaktā dhāraṇe tataḥ
  • āśāś -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    āśas (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mumucur -
  • mumucu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • garbham -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśaktā* -
  • aśakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhāraṇe -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāraṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative 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]
  • Line 2: “samādāyātha taṃ garbhamekīkṛtya caturmukhaḥ
  • samādāyā -
  • samādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • garbham -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekī -
  • ekin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtya -
  • kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • caturmukhaḥ -
  • caturmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.12.8

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 1.12.8 in Bengali sript:
আশাশ্চ মুমুচুর্গর্ভমশক্তা ধারণে ততঃ ।
সমাদাযাথ তং গর্ভমেকীকৃত্য চতুর্মুখঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 1.12.8 in Gujarati sript:
આશાશ્ચ મુમુચુર્ગર્ભમશક્તા ધારણે તતઃ ।
સમાદાયાથ તં ગર્ભમેકીકૃત્ય ચતુર્મુખઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.12.8 in Kannada sript:
ಆಶಾಶ್ಚ ಮುಮುಚುರ್ಗರ್ಭಮಶಕ್ತಾ ಧಾರಣೇ ತತಃ ।
ಸಮಾದಾಯಾಥ ತಂ ಗರ್ಭಮೇಕೀಕೃತ್ಯ ಚತುರ್ಮುಖಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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