Padma Purana [sanskrit]

462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305

The Padma-purana verse 1.44.172 (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 172 contained in chapter 44 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.44.172

निमित्तौघांस्तदा दुष्टान्सोपश्यन्नाशवेदिनः ।
पांसुवर्षमसृक्पातं गगनादवनीतले ॥ १७२ ॥

nimittaughāṃstadā duṣṭānsopaśyannāśavedinaḥ |
pāṃsuvarṣamasṛkpātaṃ gaganādavanītale || 172 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.44.172 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 (1.44.172). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nimitta, Augha, Tada, Dushta, Pashyat, Ashava, Ashu, Dina, Pamsuvarsha, Asrikpata, Gagana, Avanita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.44.172). 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: “nimittaughāṃstadā duṣṭānsopaśyannāśavedinaḥ
  • nimittau -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aughāṃs -
  • augha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • duṣṭān -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • paśyann -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • āśave -
  • āśava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • dinaḥ -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pāṃsuvarṣamasṛkpātaṃ gaganādavanītale
  • pāṃsuvarṣam -
  • pāṃsuvarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṃsuvarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asṛkpātam -
  • asṛkpāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gaganād -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • avanīta -
  • avanīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avanīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • le -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    li (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.44.172

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 1.44.172 in Bengali sript:
নিমিত্তৌঘাংস্তদা দুষ্টান্সোপশ্যন্নাশবেদিনঃ ।
পাংসুবর্ষমসৃক্পাতং গগনাদবনীতলে ॥ ১৭২ ॥

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 1.44.172 in Gujarati sript:
નિમિત્તૌઘાંસ્તદા દુષ્ટાન્સોપશ્યન્નાશવેદિનઃ ।
પાંસુવર્ષમસૃક્પાતં ગગનાદવનીતલે ॥ ૧૭૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.44.172 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಮಿತ್ತೌಘಾಂಸ್ತದಾ ದುಷ್ಟಾನ್ಸೋಪಶ್ಯನ್ನಾಶವೇದಿನಃ ।
ಪಾಂಸುವರ್ಷಮಸೃಕ್ಪಾತಂ ಗಗನಾದವನೀತಲೇ ॥ ೧೭೨ ॥

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