Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.20.21 (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 21 contained in chapter 20 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.20.21

अपि पापसहस्राणां कर्ता तावन्नरो भवेत् ।
शालग्रामशिलातोयं पीत्वा पूतो भवेत्क्षणात् ॥ २१ ॥

api pāpasahasrāṇāṃ kartā tāvannaro bhavet |
śālagrāmaśilātoyaṃ pītvā pūto bhavetkṣaṇāt || 21 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.20.21 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 (5.20.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Papa, Sahasra, Kartri, Karta, Tavat, Ara, Shalagramashila, Toya, Pitva, Puta, Kshanat, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.20.21). 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: “api pāpasahasrāṇāṃ kartā tāvannaro bhavet
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇām -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • kartā -
  • kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kartā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tāvann -
  • tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aro* -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śālagrāmaśilātoyaṃ pītvā pūto bhavetkṣaṇāt
  • śālagrāmaśilā -
  • śālagrāmaśilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • toyam -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    toyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pītvā -
  • pītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    pai -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pai]
    pi -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pi]
    pi -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pi]
    pi -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pi]
    pi -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pi]
    -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • pūto* -
  • pūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> pūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 9 verb]
    pūy -> pūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūy class 1 verb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṣaṇāt -
  • kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.20.21

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 5.20.21 in Bengali sript:
অপি পাপসহস্রাণাং কর্তা তাবন্নরো ভবেত্ ।
শালগ্রামশিলাতোযং পীত্বা পূতো ভবেত্ক্ষণাত্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 5.20.21 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ પાપસહસ્રાણાં કર્તા તાવન્નરો ભવેત્ ।
શાલગ્રામશિલાતોયં પીત્વા પૂતો ભવેત્ક્ષણાત્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.20.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಿ ಪಾಪಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಕರ್ತಾ ತಾವನ್ನರೋ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಶಾಲಗ್ರಾಮಶಿಲಾತೋಯಂ ಪೀತ್ವಾ ಪೂತೋ ಭವೇತ್ಕ್ಷಣಾತ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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