Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.38.120 (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 120 contained in chapter 38 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.38.120

लंकायां मानुषो यो वै समागच्छेत्कथंचन ।
राक्षसैर्न च हंतव्यो द्रष्टव्योसौ यथा त्वहम् ॥ १२० ॥

laṃkāyāṃ mānuṣo yo vai samāgacchetkathaṃcana |
rākṣasairna ca haṃtavyo draṣṭavyosau yathā tvaham || 120 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.38.120 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 (1.38.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lanka, Manusha, Yah, Sama, Katham, Katha, Cana, Rakshasa, Hantavya, Drashtavya, Yatha, Tva, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.38.120). 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: “laṃkāyāṃ mānuṣo yo vai samāgacchetkathaṃcana
  • laṅkāyām -
  • laṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • mānuṣo* -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchet -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “rākṣasairna ca haṃtavyo draṣṭavyosau yathā tvaham
  • rākṣasair -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hantavyo* -
  • hantavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hantavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
  • draṣṭavyo -
  • draṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    draṣṭavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    draṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • usau -
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.38.120

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 1.38.120 in Bengali sript:
লংকাযাং মানুষো যো বৈ সমাগচ্ছেত্কথংচন ।
রাক্ষসৈর্ন চ হংতব্যো দ্রষ্টব্যোসৌ যথা ত্বহম্ ॥ ১২০ ॥

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 1.38.120 in Gujarati sript:
લંકાયાં માનુષો યો વૈ સમાગચ્છેત્કથંચન ।
રાક્ષસૈર્ન ચ હંતવ્યો દ્રષ્ટવ્યોસૌ યથા ત્વહમ્ ॥ ૧૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.38.120 in Kannada sript:
ಲಂಕಾಯಾಂ ಮಾನುಷೋ ಯೋ ವೈ ಸಮಾಗಚ್ಛೇತ್ಕಥಂಚನ ।
ರಾಕ್ಷಸೈರ್ನ ಚ ಹಂತವ್ಯೋ ದ್ರಷ್ಟವ್ಯೋಸೌ ಯಥಾ ತ್ವಹಮ್ ॥ ೧೨೦ ॥

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