Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.47.78 (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 78 contained in chapter 47 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.47.78

तिष्ठंतौ विपुलौ तत्र जिघांसू गजकच्छपौ ।
अप्रमेयौ महासत्वौ सागरस्यैकदेशतः ॥ ७८ ॥

tiṣṭhaṃtau vipulau tatra jighāṃsū gajakacchapau |
aprameyau mahāsatvau sāgarasyaikadeśataḥ || 78 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.47.78 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 (1.47.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tishthat, Vipula, Tatra, Jighamsu, Gajakacchapa, Aprameya, Mahasatva, Sagara, Ekadesha, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.47.78). 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: “tiṣṭhaṃtau vipulau tatra jighāṃsū gajakacchapau
  • tiṣṭhantau -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • vipulau -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jighāṃsū -
  • jighāṃsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jighāṃsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gajakacchapau -
  • gajakacchapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “aprameyau mahāsatvau sāgarasyaikadeśataḥ
  • aprameyau -
  • aprameya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahāsatvau -
  • mahāsatva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sāgarasyai -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ekadeśa -
  • ekadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekadeśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.47.78

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 1.47.78 in Bengali sript:
তিষ্ঠংতৌ বিপুলৌ তত্র জিঘাংসূ গজকচ্ছপৌ ।
অপ্রমেযৌ মহাসত্বৌ সাগরস্যৈকদেশতঃ ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 1.47.78 in Gujarati sript:
તિષ્ઠંતૌ વિપુલૌ તત્ર જિઘાંસૂ ગજકચ્છપૌ ।
અપ્રમેયૌ મહાસત્વૌ સાગરસ્યૈકદેશતઃ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.47.78 in Kannada sript:
ತಿಷ್ಠಂತೌ ವಿಪುಲೌ ತತ್ರ ಜಿಘಾಂಸೂ ಗಜಕಚ್ಛಪೌ ।
ಅಪ್ರಮೇಯೌ ಮಹಾಸತ್ವೌ ಸಾಗರಸ್ಯೈಕದೇಶತಃ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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