Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 3.55.62 (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 62 contained in chapter 55 of book 3 (स्वर्गखण्ड, svargakhaṇḍa).

Verse 3.55.62

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नखभेदनमास्फोटं छेदनं वा विलेखनम् ।
कुर्य्याद्विमर्द्दनं धीमान्नाकस्मादेव निष्फलम् ॥ ६२ ॥

nakhabhedanamāsphoṭaṃ chedanaṃ vā vilekhanam |
kuryyādvimarddanaṃ dhīmānnākasmādeva niṣphalam || 62 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 3.55.62 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.55.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nakhabheda, Nama, Chedana, Var, Vilekhana, Dhimat, Sma, Sman, Adeva, Nishphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 3.55.62). 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: “nakhabhedanamāsphoṭaṃ chedanaṃ vā vilekhanam ”
nakhabheda -
nakhabheda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nakhabheda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
namā -
nama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
asphoṭam -
√sphuṭ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
chedanam -
chedana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

chedana (noun, neuter)

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

chedanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vilekhanam -
vilekhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vilekhana (noun, neuter)

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

vilekhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kuryyādvimarddanaṃ dhīmānnākasmādeva niṣphalam ”
Cannot analyse kuryyādvimarddanam*dh
dhīmānn -
dhīmat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āka -
√ak (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
smā -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

smā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
adeva -
adeva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adeva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣphalam -
niṣphala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niṣphala (noun, neuter)

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

niṣphalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]