Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.17.81 (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 81 contained in chapter 17 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.17.81

इति श्रुत्वा कवेर्वाक्यं शूलं तत्याज शंकरः ।
स्मृत्वा तत्पूर्ववृत्तांतं यल्लग्नं ब्रह्मणः शिरः ॥ ८१ ॥

iti śrutvā kavervākyaṃ śūlaṃ tatyāja śaṃkaraḥ |
smṛtvā tatpūrvavṛttāṃtaṃ yallagnaṃ brahmaṇaḥ śiraḥ || 81 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.17.81 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 (6.17.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Kavi, Vakya, Shula, Shankara, Smritva, Tatpurva, Vrittanta, Yalla, Brahman, Brahmana, Shira, Shiras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.17.81). 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: “iti śrutvā kavervākyaṃ śūlaṃ tatyāja śaṃkaraḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • kaver -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kav (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • śūlam -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatyāja -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śaṅkaraḥ -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “smṛtvā tatpūrvavṛttāṃtaṃ yallagnaṃ brahmaṇaḥ śiraḥ
  • smṛtvā -
  • smṛ -> smṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √smṛ]
    smṛtvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatpūrva -
  • tatpūrva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatpūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttāntam -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛttānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yalla -
  • yalla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gnam -
  • gnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.17.81

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 6.17.81 in Bengali sript:
ইতি শ্রুত্বা কবের্বাক্যং শূলং তত্যাজ শংকরঃ ।
স্মৃত্বা তত্পূর্ববৃত্তাংতং যল্লগ্নং ব্রহ্মণঃ শিরঃ ॥ ৮১ ॥

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 6.17.81 in Gujarati sript:
ઇતિ શ્રુત્વા કવેર્વાક્યં શૂલં તત્યાજ શંકરઃ ।
સ્મૃત્વા તત્પૂર્વવૃત્તાંતં યલ્લગ્નં બ્રહ્મણઃ શિરઃ ॥ ૮૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.17.81 in Kannada sript:
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕವೇರ್ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಶೂಲಂ ತತ್ಯಾಜ ಶಂಕರಃ ।
ಸ್ಮೃತ್ವಾ ತತ್ಪೂರ್ವವೃತ್ತಾಂತಂ ಯಲ್ಲಗ್ನಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಃ ಶಿರಃ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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