Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.96.5 (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 5 contained in chapter 96 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.96.5

वामया दंष्ट्रया गृह्य उद्धृतादौ वसुंधरा ।
दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं वै दंष्ट्रया धारिता मही ॥ ५ ॥

vāmayā daṃṣṭrayā gṛhya uddhṛtādau vasuṃdharā |
divyavarṣasahasraṃ vai daṃṣṭrayā dhāritā mahī || 5 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.96.5 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 (5.96.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vamaya, Vama, Damshtra, Grihya, Grihi, Uddhrita, Ada, Vasundhara, Divyavarsha, Sahasram, Sahasra, Dharita, Mahi, Mahin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.96.5). 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: “vāmayā daṃṣṭrayā gṛhya uddhṛtādau vasuṃdharā
  • vāmayā -
  • vāmayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • daṃṣṭrayā -
  • daṃṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • gṛhya*u -
  • gṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gṛhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [locative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √grah class 9 verb]
    gṛhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    grah (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
  • ud -
  • uddhṛtā -
  • uddhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vasundharā -
  • vasundharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “divyavarṣasahasraṃ vai daṃṣṭrayā dhāritā mahī
  • divyavarṣa -
  • divyavarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divyavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasram -
  • sahasram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • daṃṣṭrayā -
  • daṃṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhāritā* -
  • dhārita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhāritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhṛ -> dhārita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhāritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ], [accusative plural from √dhṛ]
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.96.5

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 5.96.5 in Bengali sript:
বামযা দংষ্ট্রযা গৃহ্য উদ্ধৃতাদৌ বসুংধরা ।
দিব্যবর্ষসহস্রং বৈ দংষ্ট্রযা ধারিতা মহী ॥ ৫ ॥

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 5.96.5 in Gujarati sript:
વામયા દંષ્ટ્રયા ગૃહ્ય ઉદ્ધૃતાદૌ વસુંધરા ।
દિવ્યવર્ષસહસ્રં વૈ દંષ્ટ્રયા ધારિતા મહી ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.96.5 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಮಯಾ ದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಯಾ ಗೃಹ್ಯ ಉದ್ಧೃತಾದೌ ವಸುಂಧರಾ ।
ದಿವ್ಯವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಂ ವೈ ದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಯಾ ಧಾರಿತಾ ಮಹೀ ॥ ೫ ॥

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