Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.50.49 (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 49 contained in chapter 50 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.50.49

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हरिरुवाच ।
नदीनां जाह्नवी श्रेष्ठा प्रमदानां पतिव्रता ।
मनुष्याणां प्रजापालो देवानां च जनार्दनः ॥ ४९ ॥

hariruvāca |
nadīnāṃ jāhnavī śreṣṭhā pramadānāṃ pativratā |
manuṣyāṇāṃ prajāpālo devānāṃ ca janārdanaḥ || 49 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.50.49 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 (1.50.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hari, Nadina, Nadi, Jahnavi, Shreshtha, Pramada, Pativrata, Manushya, Prajapala, Deva, Janardana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.50.49). 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: “hariruvāca ”
harir -
hari (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

hari (noun, feminine)

[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: “nadīnāṃ jāhnavī śreṣṭhā pramadānāṃ pativratā ”
nadīnām -
nadīnā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

nadi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

nadi (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

nadi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

nadī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
jāhnavī -
jāhnavī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

jāhnavi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

jāhnavi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śreṣṭhā -
śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pramadānām -
pramada (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pramada (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

pramadā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
pativratā -
pativratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “manuṣyāṇāṃ prajāpālo devānāṃ ca janārdanaḥ ”
manuṣyāṇām -
manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

manuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
prajāpālo* -
prajāpāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
devānām -
deva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

devā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
janārdanaḥ -
janārdana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]