Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.17.76 (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 76 contained in chapter 17 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.17.76

तावत्काव्येन तत्सैन्यं मंत्रेणोत्थापितं नृप ।
व्याघ्रान्यथा केसरिणो गजेंद्राः शूकरान्यथा ॥ ७६ ॥

tāvatkāvyena tatsainyaṃ maṃtreṇotthāpitaṃ nṛpa |
vyāghrānyathā kesariṇo gajeṃdrāḥ śūkarānyathā || 76 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.17.76 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 (6.17.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavatka, Avya, Tat, Tad, Sainya, Mantra, Utthapita, Nripa, Vyaghra, Yatha, Kesarin, Kesari, Gajendra, Shukara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.17.76). 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: “tāvatkāvyena tatsainyaṃ maṃtreṇotthāpitaṃ nṛpa
  • tāvatkā -
  • tāvatka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāvatka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāvatkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avyena -
  • avya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    avya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    u -> avya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √u class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √u class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √u class 5 verb]
    u -> avya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √u class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √u class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √u class 5 verb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mantreṇo -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • utthāpitam -
  • utthāpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utthāpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utthāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vyāghrānyathā kesariṇo gajeṃdrāḥ śūkarānyathā
  • vyāghrān -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kesariṇo* -
  • kesarin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kesarin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kesarī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • gajendrāḥ -
  • gajendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śūkarān -
  • śūkara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.17.76

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 6.17.76 in Bengali sript:
তাবত্কাব্যেন তত্সৈন্যং মংত্রেণোত্থাপিতং নৃপ ।
ব্যাঘ্রান্যথা কেসরিণো গজেংদ্রাঃ শূকরান্যথা ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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 6.17.76 in Gujarati sript:
તાવત્કાવ્યેન તત્સૈન્યં મંત્રેણોત્થાપિતં નૃપ ।
વ્યાઘ્રાન્યથા કેસરિણો ગજેંદ્રાઃ શૂકરાન્યથા ॥ ૭૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.17.76 in Kannada sript:
ತಾವತ್ಕಾವ್ಯೇನ ತತ್ಸೈನ್ಯಂ ಮಂತ್ರೇಣೋತ್ಥಾಪಿತಂ ನೃಪ ।
ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಾನ್ಯಥಾ ಕೇಸರಿಣೋ ಗಜೇಂದ್ರಾಃ ಶೂಕರಾನ್ಯಥಾ ॥ ೭೬ ॥

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