Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.73.17 (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 17 contained in chapter 73 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.73.17

स्पर्शने च स्फुलिंगानामुभयोः सेनयोर्भटाः ।
न शक्ताः संमुखे स्थातुं शलभा ज्वलने यथा ॥ १७ ॥

sparśane ca sphuliṃgānāmubhayoḥ senayorbhaṭāḥ |
na śaktāḥ saṃmukhe sthātuṃ śalabhā jvalane yathā || 17 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.73.17 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 (1.73.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sparshana, Sphulinga, Ubha, Sena, Bhata, Shakta, Mukha, Shalabha, Jvalana, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.73.17). 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: “sparśane ca sphuliṃgānāmubhayoḥ senayorbhaṭāḥ
  • sparśane -
  • sparśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sparśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sparśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sphuliṅgānām -
  • sphuliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ubhayoḥ -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • senayor -
  • sena (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sena (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    senā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • bhaṭāḥ -
  • bhaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “na śaktāḥ saṃmukhe sthātuṃ śalabhā jvalane yathā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktāḥ -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mukhe -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sthātum -
  • sthā -> sthātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √sthā]
  • śalabhā* -
  • śalabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śalabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jvalane -
  • jvalana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jvalana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jvalanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.73.17

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 1.73.17 in Bengali sript:
স্পর্শনে চ স্ফুলিংগানামুভযোঃ সেনযোর্ভটাঃ ।
ন শক্তাঃ সংমুখে স্থাতুং শলভা জ্বলনে যথা ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 1.73.17 in Gujarati sript:
સ્પર્શને ચ સ્ફુલિંગાનામુભયોઃ સેનયોર્ભટાઃ ।
ન શક્તાઃ સંમુખે સ્થાતું શલભા જ્વલને યથા ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.73.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಪರ್ಶನೇ ಚ ಸ್ಫುಲಿಂಗಾನಾಮುಭಯೋಃ ಸೇನಯೋರ್ಭಟಾಃ ।
ನ ಶಕ್ತಾಃ ಸಂಮುಖೇ ಸ್ಥಾತುಂ ಶಲಭಾ ಜ್ವಲನೇ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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