Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.45.1 (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 45 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.45.1

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भीष्म उवाच ।
इदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामि हिरण्यकशिपोर्वधम् ।
नरसिंहस्य माहात्म्यं तथा पापविनाशनम् ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
idānīṃ śrotumicchāmi hiraṇyakaśiporvadham |
narasiṃhasya māhātmyaṃ tathā pāpavināśanam || 1 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.45.1 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.45.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Idanim, Shrotu, Hiranyakashipu, Vadha, Narasimha, Mahatmya, Tatha, Papa, Vinashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.45.1). 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: “idānīṃ śrotumicchāmi hiraṇyakaśiporvadham ”
idānīm -
idānīm (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śrotum -
√śru -> śrotum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √śru]

śrotu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
icchāmi -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
hiraṇyakaśipor -
hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vadham -
vadha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vadhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “narasiṃhasya māhātmyaṃ tathā pāpavināśanam ”
narasiṃhasya -
narasiṃha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
māhātmyam -
māhātmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pāpa -
pāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vināśanam -
vināśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vināśana (noun, neuter)

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