Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.12.125 (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 125 contained in chapter 12 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.12.125

सोमशर्मोवाच ।
धर्मस्तु कीदृशो जातस्तेन शप्तो महात्मना ।
तद्रूपं तस्य मे ब्रूहि यदि जानासि भामिनि ॥ १२५ ॥

somaśarmovāca |
dharmastu kīdṛśo jātastena śapto mahātmanā |
tadrūpaṃ tasya me brūhi yadi jānāsi bhāmini || 125 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.12.125 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 (2.12.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Somasharman, Somasharma, Dharma, Kidrish, Kidrisha, Jatri, Jata, Tad, Tena, Shaptri, Shapta, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Tadrupa, Asmad, Yadi, Yad, Bhamin, Bhamini, Bhami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.12.125). 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: “somaśarmovāca
  • somaśarmo -
  • somaśarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    somaśarmā (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: “dharmastu kīdṛśo jātastena śapto mahātmanā
  • dharmas -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kīdṛśo* -
  • kīdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kīdṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātas -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śapto* -
  • śaptṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śapta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śap -> śapta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śap class 4 verb]
  • mahātmanā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tadrūpaṃ tasya me brūhi yadi jānāsi bhāmini
  • tadrūpam -
  • tadrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadrūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadrūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jānāsi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active second single]
  • bhāmini -
  • bhāminī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāmin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhāmin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhāmī (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.12.125

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 2.12.125 in Bengali sript:
সোমশর্মোবাচ ।
ধর্মস্তু কীদৃশো জাতস্তেন শপ্তো মহাত্মনা ।
তদ্রূপং তস্য মে ব্রূহি যদি জানাসি ভামিনি ॥ ১২৫ ॥

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 2.12.125 in Gujarati sript:
સોમશર્મોવાચ ।
ધર્મસ્તુ કીદૃશો જાતસ્તેન શપ્તો મહાત્મના ।
તદ્રૂપં તસ્ય મે બ્રૂહિ યદિ જાનાસિ ભામિનિ ॥ ૧૨૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.12.125 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಮಶರ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ಧರ್ಮಸ್ತು ಕೀದೃಶೋ ಜಾತಸ್ತೇನ ಶಪ್ತೋ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ತದ್ರೂಪಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಮೇ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಯದಿ ಜಾನಾಸಿ ಭಾಮಿನಿ ॥ ೧೨೫ ॥

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