Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.28.1 (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 28 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.28.1

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भीष्म उवाच ।
पादपानां विधिं ब्रह्मन्यथावद्विस्तराद्वद ।
विधिना येन कर्त्तव्यं पादपारोपणं बुधैः ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
pādapānāṃ vidhiṃ brahmanyathāvadvistarādvada |
vidhinā yena karttavyaṃ pādapāropaṇaṃ budhaiḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.28.1 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 (1.28.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Padapa, Vidhi, Brahma, Brahman, Atha, Avat, Vistarat, Vistara, Vada, Yena, Yah, Yat, Karttavya, Aropana, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.28.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
bhīṣma* -
bhīṣma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “pādapānāṃ vidhiṃ brahmanyathāvadvistarādvada ”
pādapānām -
pādapa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pādapā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vidhim -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nya -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
avad -
avat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

avat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
vistarād -
vistarāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vistara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vistara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vada -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 3: “vidhinā yena karttavyaṃ pādapāropaṇaṃ budhaiḥ ”
vidhinā -
vidhi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidhī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
karttavyam -
karttavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karttavya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

karttavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
pādapā -
pādapa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pādapā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aropaṇam -
aropaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
budhaiḥ -
budha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

budha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]