Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.37.54 (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 37 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.37.54

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पातक उवाच ।
आकाशाद्वै महाराज मेघा वर्षंति वै जलम् ।
भूमौ हि पर्वतेष्वेवं सर्वत्र पतिते जलम् ॥ ५४ ॥

pātaka uvāca |
ākāśādvai mahārāja meghā varṣaṃti vai jalam |
bhūmau hi parvateṣvevaṃ sarvatra patite jalam || 54 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.37.54 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 (2.37.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pataka, Akasha, Maharaja, Maharajan, Megha, Varshat, Varshanti, Jala, Bhuma, Bhumi, Parvata, Evam, Eva, Sarvatra, Patita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.37.54). 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: “pātaka uvāca ”
pātaka* -
pātaka (noun, masculine)

[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: “ākāśādvai mahārāja meghā varṣaṃti vai jalam ”
ākāśād -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
mahārāja -
mahārāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahārājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahārājan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
meghā* -
megha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

meghā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
varṣanti -
varṣantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

varṣantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

varṣantī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

varṣat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛṣ -> varṣantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
jalam -
jala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

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

jalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “bhūmau hi parvateṣvevaṃ sarvatra patite jalam ”
bhūmau -
bhūma (noun, masculine)

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

bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
parvateṣve -
parvata (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

parvata (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
patite -
patita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

patita (noun, neuter)

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

patitā (noun, feminine)

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

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)

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

√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
jalam -
jala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

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

jalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]