Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.61.8 (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 8 contained in chapter 61 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.61.8

सूत उवाच ।
तद्वर्तमानकाले तु बभूव नृपसत्तम ।
पिप्पलो नाम वै विप्रः कश्यपस्य महात्मनः ॥ ८ ॥

sūta uvāca |
tadvartamānakāle tu babhūva nṛpasattama |
pippalo nāma vai vipraḥ kaśyapasya mahātmanaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.61.8 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 (2.61.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Tadva, Tadvan, Ritam, Rita, Anaka, Ala, Ali, Nripa, Sattama, Pippala, Naman, Vipra, Kashyapa, Mahatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.61.8). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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: “tadvartamānakāle tu babhūva nṛpasattama
  • tadvar -
  • tadvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānakā -
  • ānaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ale -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattama -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “pippalo nāma vai vipraḥ kaśyapasya mahātmanaḥ
  • pippalo* -
  • pippala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vipraḥ -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaśyapasya -
  • kaśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kaśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.61.8

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 2.61.8 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
তদ্বর্তমানকালে তু বভূব নৃপসত্তম ।
পিপ্পলো নাম বৈ বিপ্রঃ কশ্যপস্য মহাত্মনঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 2.61.8 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
તદ્વર્તમાનકાલે તુ બભૂવ નૃપસત્તમ ।
પિપ્પલો નામ વૈ વિપ્રઃ કશ્યપસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.61.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತದ್ವರ್ತಮಾನಕಾಲೇ ತು ಬಭೂವ ನೃಪಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಪಿಪ್ಪಲೋ ನಾಮ ವೈ ವಿಪ್ರಃ ಕಶ್ಯಪಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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