Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.18.131 (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 131 contained in chapter 18 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.18.131

प्राची पूर्वावहा नाम्ना मुनिवंद्या सरस्वती ।
इदमन्यन्महाराज शृण्वाश्चर्यवरं भुवि ॥ १३१ ॥

prācī pūrvāvahā nāmnā munivaṃdyā sarasvatī |
idamanyanmahārāja śṛṇvāścaryavaraṃ bhuvi || 131 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.18.131 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 (1.18.131). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praci, Purva, Ahar, Namna, Naman, Muni, Vandya, Vandi, Sarasvat, Sarasvati, Idam, Ani, Anya, Maharaja, Maharajan, Ashcarya, Varam, Vara, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.18.131). 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: “prācī pūrvāvahā nāmnā munivaṃdyā sarasvatī
  • prācī -
  • prācī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • pūrvāva -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ahā* -
  • ahar (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • muni -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    munī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vandyā -
  • vandyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vand -> vandyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vand class 1 verb]
    vandī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    vandī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarasvatī -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sarasvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “idamanyanmahārāja śṛṇvāścaryavaraṃ bhuvi
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • an -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇvā -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āścarya -
  • āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.18.131

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 1.18.131 in Bengali sript:
প্রাচী পূর্বাবহা নাম্না মুনিবংদ্যা সরস্বতী ।
ইদমন্যন্মহারাজ শৃণ্বাশ্চর্যবরং ভুবি ॥ ১৩১ ॥

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 1.18.131 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાચી પૂર્વાવહા નામ્ના મુનિવંદ્યા સરસ્વતી ।
ઇદમન્યન્મહારાજ શૃણ્વાશ્ચર્યવરં ભુવિ ॥ ૧૩૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.18.131 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಚೀ ಪೂರ್ವಾವಹಾ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ಮುನಿವಂದ್ಯಾ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ।
ಇದಮನ್ಯನ್ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಶೃಣ್ವಾಶ್ಚರ್ಯವರಂ ಭುವಿ ॥ ೧೩೧ ॥

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