Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.116.174 (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 174 contained in chapter 116 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.116.174

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वाल्युवाच ।
नीतिमान्राम इति मया श्रुतः ।
नहि बलवंतं विहाय दुर्बलं भजते तादृशः समायातु वा रामः प्रतिपन्नमधिकं कृत्वा बिभेति वीरो यदि रामः स्वयं युद्धाय यातस्तदा युद्धं कर्तव्यमित्याभाष्य तारां संभाव्य सुग्रीवयुद्धाय निर्य्यातः ॥ १७४ ॥

vālyuvāca |
nītimānrāma iti mayā śrutaḥ |
nahi balavaṃtaṃ vihāya durbalaṃ bhajate tādṛśaḥ samāyātu vā rāmaḥ pratipannamadhikaṃ kṛtvā bibheti vīro yadi rāmaḥ svayaṃ yuddhāya yātastadā yuddhaṃ kartavyamityābhāṣya tārāṃ saṃbhāvya sugrīvayuddhāya niryyātaḥ || 174 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.116.174 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 (5.116.174). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vali, Valin, Nitimat, Rama, Iti, Maya, Asmad, Shrut, Shruta, Nahi, Balavat, Vihaya, Viha, Durbala, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Sama, Samaya, Var, Pratipanna, Adhikam, Adhika, Kritva, Kritvan, Vira, Yadi, Yad, Svayam, Yuddha, Yat, Yata, Yatri, Tada, Kartavya, Itya, Abhashya, Tara, Sambhavya, Sugriva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.116.174). 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: “vālyuvāca ”
vālyu -
vāli (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vālī (noun, feminine)

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

vālin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “nītimānrāma iti mayā śrutaḥ ”
nītimān -
nītimat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rāma* -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[present active first plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
śrutaḥ -
śrut (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śruta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
Line 3: “nahi balavaṃtaṃ vihāya durbalaṃ bhajate tādṛśaḥ samāyātu vā rāmaḥ pratipannamadhikaṃ kṛtvā bibheti vīro yadi rāmaḥ svayaṃ yuddhāya yātastadā yuddhaṃ kartavyamityābhāṣya tārāṃ saṃbhāvya sugrīvayuddhāya niryyātaḥ ”
nahi -
nahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nahi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nahi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
balavantam -
balavat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vihāya -
vihāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

viha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
durbalam -
durbala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durbala (noun, neuter)

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

durbalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhajate -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
tādṛśaḥ -
tādṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

tādṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samāyā -
samāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

samāyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ātu -
ātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [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]
rāmaḥ -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[present active first plural]
pratipannam -
pratipanna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratipanna (noun, neuter)

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

pratipannā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhikam -
adhikam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhika (noun, neuter)

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

adhikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bibheti -
√bhī (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
vīro* -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
rāmaḥ -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[present active first plural]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yuddhāya -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
yātas -
yāt (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb]

yātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yuddham -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

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

yuddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
kartavyam -
kartavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kartavya (noun, neuter)

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

kartavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
ityā -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
ābhāṣya -
ābhāṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ābhāṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tārām -
tārā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sambhāvya -
sambhāvya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sambhāvya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sugrīva -
sugrīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sugrīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yuddhāya -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
Cannot analyse niryyātaḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.116.174

Padma Purana (In Six Volumes)
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2007)

Sanskrit Text Only

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Padma Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

Set of 7 Volumes

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Preview of verse 5.116.174 in Bengali sript:
বাল্যুবাচ ।
নীতিমান্রাম ইতি মযা শ্রুতঃ ।
নহি বলবংতং বিহায দুর্বলং ভজতে তাদৃশঃ সমাযাতু বা রামঃ প্রতিপন্নমধিকং কৃত্বা বিভেতি বীরো যদি রামঃ স্বযং যুদ্ধায যাতস্তদা যুদ্ধং কর্তব্যমিত্যাভাষ্য তারাং সংভাব্য সুগ্রীবযুদ্ধায নির্য্যাতঃ ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

Sri Padma Purana (Tamil)
by Azhwargal Aaivu Maiyam, Chennai (2015)

Translated by S. Jagatrakshgan

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Padma Purana in Gujarati
by Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat (0)

[પદમ પુરણ:]

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Preview of verse 5.116.174 in Gujarati sript:
વાલ્યુવાચ ।
નીતિમાન્રામ ઇતિ મયા શ્રુતઃ ।
નહિ બલવંતં વિહાય દુર્બલં ભજતે તાદૃશઃ સમાયાતુ વા રામઃ પ્રતિપન્નમધિકં કૃત્વા બિભેતિ વીરો યદિ રામઃ સ્વયં યુદ્ધાય યાતસ્તદા યુદ્ધં કર્તવ્યમિત્યાભાષ્ય તારાં સંભાવ્ય સુગ્રીવયુદ્ધાય નિર્ય્યાતઃ ॥ ૧૭૪ ॥

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.116.174 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಲ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ನೀತಿಮಾನ್ರಾಮ ಇತಿ ಮಯಾ ಶ್ರುತಃ ।
ನಹಿ ಬಲವಂತಂ ವಿಹಾಯ ದುರ್ಬಲಂ ಭಜತೇ ತಾದೃಶಃ ಸಮಾಯಾತು ವಾ ರಾಮಃ ಪ್ರತಿಪನ್ನಮಧಿಕಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಬಿಭೇತಿ ವೀರೋ ಯದಿ ರಾಮಃ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಯುದ್ಧಾಯ ಯಾತಸ್ತದಾ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಮಿತ್ಯಾಭಾಷ್ಯ ತಾರಾಂ ಸಂಭಾವ್ಯ ಸುಗ್ರೀವಯುದ್ಧಾಯ ನಿರ್ಯ್ಯಾತಃ ॥ ೧೭೪ ॥

Last Updated: 12 November, 2020