Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.13.379 (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 379 contained in chapter 13 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.13.379

दत्वा चकार तेषां तु शिरसो लुंचनं ततः ।
केशस्योत्पाटनं चैव परमं धर्मसाधनम् ॥ ३७९ ॥

datvā cakāra teṣāṃ tu śiraso luṃcanaṃ tataḥ |
keśasyotpāṭanaṃ caiva paramaṃ dharmasādhanam || 379 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.13.379 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 (1.13.379). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dad, Cakara, Tad, Shiras, Luncana, Tatah, Tata, Kesha, Utpatana, Paramam, Parama, Dharmasadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.13.379). 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: “datvā cakāra teṣāṃ tu śiraso luṃcanaṃ tataḥ
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cakāra -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śiraso* -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • luñcanam -
  • luñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    luñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    luñcanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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: “keśasyotpāṭanaṃ caiva paramaṃ dharmasādhanam
  • keśasyo -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • utpāṭanam -
  • utpāṭana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utpāṭana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utpāṭanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmasādhanam -
  • dharmasādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.13.379

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 1.13.379 in Bengali sript:
দত্বা চকার তেষাং তু শিরসো লুংচনং ততঃ ।
কেশস্যোত্পাটনং চৈব পরমং ধর্মসাধনম্ ॥ ৩৭৯ ॥

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 1.13.379 in Gujarati sript:
દત્વા ચકાર તેષાં તુ શિરસો લુંચનં તતઃ ।
કેશસ્યોત્પાટનં ચૈવ પરમં ધર્મસાધનમ્ ॥ ૩૭૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.13.379 in Kannada sript:
ದತ್ವಾ ಚಕಾರ ತೇಷಾಂ ತು ಶಿರಸೋ ಲುಂಚನಂ ತತಃ ।
ಕೇಶಸ್ಯೋತ್ಪಾಟನಂ ಚೈವ ಪರಮಂ ಧರ್ಮಸಾಧನಮ್ ॥ ೩೭೯ ॥

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