Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.18.12 (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 12 contained in chapter 18 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.18.12

उपनृत्यंति देवेशं विष्णुमप्सरसां गणाः ।
ततो गंधर्वतूर्यैस्तु प्रतिनंद्य विहायसि ॥ १२ ॥

upanṛtyaṃti deveśaṃ viṣṇumapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ |
tato gaṃdharvatūryaistu pratinaṃdya vihāyasi || 12 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.18.12 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 (1.18.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upa, Nrityat, Nrityanti, Devesha, Vishnu, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Gana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Gandharvas, Uri, Prati, Nandya, Vihayas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.18.12). 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: “upanṛtyaṃti deveśaṃ viṣṇumapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • nṛtyanti -
  • nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • deveśam -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • apsarasām -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    apsarasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gaṇāḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tato gaṃdharvatūryaistu pratinaṃdya vihāyasi
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • gandharvat -
  • gandharvas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūryai -
  • ūrī (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ais -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nandya -
  • nand -> nandya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √nand]
    nand -> nandya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √nand]
    nand -> nandya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nand]
    nand -> nandya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nand]
    nand -> nandya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nand class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nand]
    nand -> nandya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nand class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nand]
  • vihāyasi -
  • vihāyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vihāyas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.18.12

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 1.18.12 in Bengali sript:
উপনৃত্যংতি দেবেশং বিষ্ণুমপ্সরসাং গণাঃ ।
ততো গংধর্বতূর্যৈস্তু প্রতিনংদ্য বিহাযসি ॥ ১২ ॥

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 1.18.12 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપનૃત્યંતિ દેવેશં વિષ્ણુમપ્સરસાં ગણાઃ ।
તતો ગંધર્વતૂર્યૈસ્તુ પ્રતિનંદ્ય વિહાયસિ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.18.12 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪನೃತ್ಯಂತಿ ದೇವೇಶಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುಮಪ್ಸರಸಾಂ ಗಣಾಃ ।
ತತೋ ಗಂಧರ್ವತೂರ್ಯೈಸ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿನಂದ್ಯ ವಿಹಾಯಸಿ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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