Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.38.163 (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 163 contained in chapter 38 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.38.163

हिरण्यगर्भः पद्मगर्भः वेदगर्भः स्मृतिप्रदः ।
महासिद्धो महापद्मी महादंडी च मेखली ॥ १६३ ॥

hiraṇyagarbhaḥ padmagarbhaḥ vedagarbhaḥ smṛtipradaḥ |
mahāsiddho mahāpadmī mahādaṃḍī ca mekhalī || 163 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.38.163 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 (1.38.163). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hiranyagarbha, Padmagarbha, Vedagarbha, Prada, Mahasiddha, Mah, Maha, Padmin, Padmi, Dandi, Dandin, Mekhalin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.38.163). 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: “hiraṇyagarbhaḥ padmagarbhaḥ vedagarbhaḥ smṛtipradaḥ
  • hiraṇyagarbhaḥ -
  • hiraṇyagarbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padmagarbhaḥ -
  • padmagarbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedagarbhaḥ -
  • vedagarbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛti -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pradaḥ -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mahāsiddho mahāpadmī mahādaṃḍī ca mekhalī
  • mahāsiddho* -
  • mahāsiddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • padmī -
  • padmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    padmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    padmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍī -
  • daṇḍī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    daṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    daṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mekhalī -
  • mekhalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.38.163

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 1.38.163 in Bengali sript:
হিরণ্যগর্ভঃ পদ্মগর্ভঃ বেদগর্ভঃ স্মৃতিপ্রদঃ ।
মহাসিদ্ধো মহাপদ্মী মহাদংডী চ মেখলী ॥ ১৬৩ ॥

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 1.38.163 in Gujarati sript:
હિરણ્યગર્ભઃ પદ્મગર્ભઃ વેદગર્ભઃ સ્મૃતિપ્રદઃ ।
મહાસિદ્ધો મહાપદ્મી મહાદંડી ચ મેખલી ॥ ૧૬૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.38.163 in Kannada sript:
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭಃ ಪದ್ಮಗರ್ಭಃ ವೇದಗರ್ಭಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಿಪ್ರದಃ ।
ಮಹಾಸಿದ್ಧೋ ಮಹಾಪದ್ಮೀ ಮಹಾದಂಡೀ ಚ ಮೇಖಲೀ ॥ ೧೬೩ ॥

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