Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.55.2 (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 2 contained in chapter 55 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.55.2

धर्माख्य चापं स्वकरे गृहीत्वा ज्ञानाभिधानं वरमेव बाणम् ।
योद्धुं रणे संप्रति संस्थिता सती वीरो यथा दर्पितवीर्यभावः ॥ २ ॥

dharmākhya cāpaṃ svakare gṛhītvā jñānābhidhānaṃ varameva bāṇam |
yoddhuṃ raṇe saṃprati saṃsthitā satī vīro yathā darpitavīryabhāvaḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.55.2 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 (2.55.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Dharman, Akhya, Capa, Svakara, Grihitva, Jnana, Abhidhana, Varama, Iva, Bana, Yoddhu, Rana, Samprati, Samsthita, Sat, Sati, Vira, Yatha, Darpita, Virya, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.55.2). 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: “dharmākhya cāpaṃ svakare gṛhītvā jñānābhidhānaṃ varameva bāṇam
  • dharmā -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhya -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāpam -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svakare -
  • svakara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svakara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • jñānā -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhidhānam -
  • abhidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varame -
  • varamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bāṇam -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yoddhuṃ raṇe saṃprati saṃsthitā satī vīro yathā darpitavīryabhāvaḥ
  • yoddhum -
  • yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √yudh]
    yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √yudh]
    yoddhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yoddhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • samprati -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sampratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃsthitā -
  • saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • satī -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vīro* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • darpita -
  • darpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛp -> darpita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛp]
    dṛp -> darpita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛp]
    dṛp -> darpita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛp]
    dṛp -> darpita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛp]
  • vīrya -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vīr]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • bhāvaḥ -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.55.2

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 2.55.2 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মাখ্য চাপং স্বকরে গৃহীত্বা জ্ঞানাভিধানং বরমেব বাণম্ ।
যোদ্ধুং রণে সংপ্রতি সংস্থিতা সতী বীরো যথা দর্পিতবীর্যভাবঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 2.55.2 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્માખ્ય ચાપં સ્વકરે ગૃહીત્વા જ્ઞાનાભિધાનં વરમેવ બાણમ્ ।
યોદ્ધું રણે સંપ્રતિ સંસ્થિતા સતી વીરો યથા દર્પિતવીર્યભાવઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.55.2 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮಾಖ್ಯ ಚಾಪಂ ಸ್ವಕರೇ ಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾ ಜ್ಞಾನಾಭಿಧಾನಂ ವರಮೇವ ಬಾಣಮ್ ।
ಯೋದ್ಧುಂ ರಣೇ ಸಂಪ್ರತಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಾ ಸತೀ ವೀರೋ ಯಥಾ ದರ್ಪಿತವೀರ್ಯಭಾವಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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