Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.58.20 (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 20 contained in chapter 58 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.58.20

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यस्य मूले स्थितो विष्णुर्मध्ये तिष्ठति शंकरः ।
अग्रभागे स्थितो ब्रह्मा कस्तं जगति नार्चयेत् ॥ २० ॥

yasya mūle sthito viṣṇurmadhye tiṣṭhati śaṃkaraḥ |
agrabhāge sthito brahmā kastaṃ jagati nārcayet || 20 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.58.20 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 (1.58.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Mula, Sthita, Vishnu, Madhye, Madhya, Tishthat, Shankara, Agrabhaga, Brahma, Kasta, Jagat, Jagati, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.58.20). 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: “yasya mūle sthito viṣṇurmadhye tiṣṭhati śaṃkaraḥ ”
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mūle -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

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

√mūl (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
sthito* -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
viṣṇur -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

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

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
śaṅkaraḥ -
śaṅkara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “agrabhāge sthito brahmā kastaṃ jagati nārcayet ”
agrabhāge -
agrabhāga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sthito* -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
brahmā -
brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kastam -
√kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kas class 1 verb]

√kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kas class 1 verb]
jagati -
jagatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
arcayet -
√ṛc (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

√ṛc (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]