Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.18.1 (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 18 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.18.1

भीष्मउवाच ।
अत्यद्भुतमिदं ब्रह्मन्श्रुतवानस्मि तत्त्वतः ।
अभिषेकं तु गायत्र्याः सदस्यत्र तथा कृतम् ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣmauvāca |
atyadbhutamidaṃ brahmanśrutavānasmi tattvataḥ |
abhiṣekaṃ tu gāyatryāḥ sadasyatra tathā kṛtam || 1 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.18.1 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:

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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 (1.18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Atyadbhuta, Idam, Tattvatah, Tattvata, Abhisheka, Gayatri, Gayatrya, Sada, Sadas, Sadasya, Atra, Tatha, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.18.1). 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: “bhīṣmauvāca
  • bhīṣmau -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • auvā -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • aca -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “atyadbhutamidaṃ brahmanśrutavānasmi tattvataḥ
  • atyadbhutam -
  • atyadbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyadbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyadbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse brahmanśrutavānasmi*ta
  • tattvataḥ -
  • tattvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tattvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “abhiṣekaṃ tu gāyatryāḥ sadasyatra tathā kṛtam
  • abhiṣekam -
  • abhiṣeka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhiṣekā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gāyatryāḥ -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gāyatrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāyatryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sadasya -
  • sadasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sadas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.18.1

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 1.18.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্মৌবাচ ।
অত্যদ্ভুতমিদং ব্রহ্মন্শ্রুতবানস্মি তত্ত্বতঃ ।
অভিষেকং তু গাযত্র্যাঃ সদস্যত্র তথা কৃতম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.18.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મૌવાચ ।
અત્યદ્ભુતમિદં બ્રહ્મન્શ્રુતવાનસ્મિ તત્ત્વતઃ ।
અભિષેકં તુ ગાયત્ર્યાઃ સદસ્યત્ર તથા કૃતમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.18.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮೌವಾಚ ।
ಅತ್ಯದ್ಭುತಮಿದಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಶ್ರುತವಾನಸ್ಮಿ ತತ್ತ್ವತಃ ।
ಅಭಿಷೇಕಂ ತು ಗಾಯತ್ರ್ಯಾಃ ಸದಸ್ಯತ್ರ ತಥಾ ಕೃತಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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