Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.5.42 (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 42 contained in chapter 5 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.5.42

इभा एव प्रमत्ता वै युद्धे वीच्यो जलाशये ।
दानहानिर्गजेष्वेव तीक्ष्णा एव हि कंटकाः ॥ ४२ ॥

ibhā eva pramattā vai yuddhe vīcyo jalāśaye |
dānahānirgajeṣveva tīkṣṇā eva hi kaṃṭakāḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.5.42 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 (5.5.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ibha, Eva, Pramatta, Yuddha, Vicya, Vici, Jalashaya, Dana, Hani, Gaja, Tikshna, Kantaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.5.42). 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: “ibhā eva pramattā vai yuddhe vīcyo jalāśaye
  • ibhā* -
  • ibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramattā* -
  • pramatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pramattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • vīcyo* -
  • vīcya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vīcī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vīcī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jalāśaye -
  • jalāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jalāśaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jalāśayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “dānahānirgajeṣveva tīkṣṇā eva hi kaṃṭakāḥ
  • dāna -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hānir -
  • hāni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gajeṣve -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīkṣṇā* -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kaṇṭakāḥ -
  • kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.5.42

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 5.5.42 in Bengali sript:
ইভা এব প্রমত্তা বৈ যুদ্ধে বীচ্যো জলাশযে ।
দানহানির্গজেষ্বেব তীক্ষ্ণা এব হি কংটকাঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 5.5.42 in Gujarati sript:
ઇભા એવ પ્રમત્તા વૈ યુદ્ધે વીચ્યો જલાશયે ।
દાનહાનિર્ગજેષ્વેવ તીક્ષ્ણા એવ હિ કંટકાઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.5.42 in Kannada sript:
ಇಭಾ ಏವ ಪ್ರಮತ್ತಾ ವೈ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ವೀಚ್ಯೋ ಜಲಾಶಯೇ ।
ದಾನಹಾನಿರ್ಗಜೇಷ್ವೇವ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಾ ಏವ ಹಿ ಕಂಟಕಾಃ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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