Padma Purana [sanskrit]

462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305

The Padma-purana verse 5.9.20 (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 20 contained in chapter 9 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.9.20

एकतः श्यामकर्णांश्च सर्वांगैः क्षीरसन्निभान् ।
पीतपुच्छान्मुखे रक्ताञ्छुभलक्षणलक्षितान् ॥ २० ॥

ekataḥ śyāmakarṇāṃśca sarvāṃgaiḥ kṣīrasannibhān |
pītapucchānmukhe raktāñchubhalakṣaṇalakṣitān || 20 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.9.20 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 (5.9.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekatah, Ekata, Shyamakarna, Sarvanga, Kshira, Sannibha, Pita, Puccha, Mukha, Rakta, Shubhalakshana, Lakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.9.20). 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: “ekataḥ śyāmakarṇāṃśca sarvāṃgaiḥ kṣīrasannibhān
  • ekataḥ -
  • ekataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ekata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śyāmakarṇāṃś -
  • śyāmakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvāṅgaiḥ -
  • sarvāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṣīra -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sannibhān -
  • sannibha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pītapucchānmukhe raktāñchubhalakṣaṇalakṣitān
  • pīta -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • pucchān -
  • puccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    puccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mukhe -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • raktāñch -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • śubhalakṣaṇa -
  • śubhalakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubhalakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣitān -
  • lakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    lakṣ -> lakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.9.20

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 5.9.20 in Bengali sript:
একতঃ শ্যামকর্ণাংশ্চ সর্বাংগৈঃ ক্ষীরসন্নিভান্ ।
পীতপুচ্ছান্মুখে রক্তাঞ্ছুভলক্ষণলক্ষিতান্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 5.9.20 in Gujarati sript:
એકતઃ શ્યામકર્ણાંશ્ચ સર્વાંગૈઃ ક્ષીરસન્નિભાન્ ।
પીતપુચ્છાન્મુખે રક્તાઞ્છુભલક્ષણલક્ષિતાન્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.9.20 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕತಃ ಶ್ಯಾಮಕರ್ಣಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಾಂಗೈಃ ಕ್ಷೀರಸನ್ನಿಭಾನ್ ।
ಪೀತಪುಚ್ಛಾನ್ಮುಖೇ ರಕ್ತಾಞ್ಛುಭಲಕ್ಷಣಲಕ್ಷಿತಾನ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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