Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.57.5 (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 5 contained in chapter 57 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.57.5

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मेघे वर्षति खाते च जायंते ये तु शीकराः ।
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि दिवमश्नाति मानवः ॥ ५ ॥

meghe varṣati khāte ca jāyaṃte ye tu śīkarāḥ |
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi divamaśnāti mānavaḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.57.5 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 (1.57.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Megha, Varshat, Khata, Khati, Jayanta, Yah, Yat, Shikara, Tavadvarsha, Sahasra, Div, Diva, Ashan, Ashna, Ati, Manava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.57.5). 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: “meghe varṣati khāte ca jāyaṃte ye tu śīkarāḥ ”
meghe -
megha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

megha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

meghā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
varṣati -
varṣat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

varṣat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
khāte -
khāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

khāta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

khātā (noun, feminine)

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

khāti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√khan -> khāta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √khan class 1 verb]

√khan -> khāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [locative single from √khan class 1 verb]

√khan -> khātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √khan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √khan class 1 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāyante -
jāyanta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
śīkarāḥ -
śīkara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śīkarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi divamaśnāti mānavaḥ ”
tāvadvarṣa -
tāvadvarṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tāvadvarṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
divam -
diva (noun, neuter)

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

divan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

divā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

div (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
aśnā -
aśna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśan (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aśnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mānavaḥ -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]