Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.28.54 (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 54 contained in chapter 28 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.28.54

आद्यमाजगवं नाम धनुर्गृह्य महावरम् ।
शरान्दिव्यांश्च रक्षार्थे कवचं च महाप्रभम् ॥ ५४ ॥

ādyamājagavaṃ nāma dhanurgṛhya mahāvaram |
śarāndivyāṃśca rakṣārthe kavacaṃ ca mahāprabham || 54 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.28.54 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 (2.28.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adya, Ajagava, Naman, Dhanu, Dhanus, Grihya, Shara, Divya, Rakshartha, Kavaca, Mahaprabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.28.54). 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: “ādyamājagavaṃ nāma dhanurgṛhya mahāvaram
  • ādyam -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
  • ājagavam -
  • ājagava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhya -
  • gṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • mahāvaram -
  • mahāvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śarāndivyāṃśca rakṣārthe kavacaṃ ca mahāprabham
  • śarān -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • divyāṃś -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣārthe -
  • rakṣārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rakṣārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kavacam -
  • kavaca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kavaca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāprabham -
  • mahāprabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāprabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.28.54

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 2.28.54 in Bengali sript:
আদ্যমাজগবং নাম ধনুর্গৃহ্য মহাবরম্ ।
শরান্দিব্যাংশ্চ রক্ষার্থে কবচং চ মহাপ্রভম্ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 2.28.54 in Gujarati sript:
આદ્યમાજગવં નામ ધનુર્ગૃહ્ય મહાવરમ્ ।
શરાન્દિવ્યાંશ્ચ રક્ષાર્થે કવચં ચ મહાપ્રભમ્ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.28.54 in Kannada sript:
ಆದ್ಯಮಾಜಗವಂ ನಾಮ ಧನುರ್ಗೃಹ್ಯ ಮಹಾವರಮ್ ।
ಶರಾನ್ದಿವ್ಯಾಂಶ್ಚ ರಕ್ಷಾರ್ಥೇ ಕವಚಂ ಚ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಭಮ್ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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