Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.28.17 (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 17 contained in chapter 28 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.28.17

धर्म उवाच ।
वैदिशं नाम नगरं पृथिव्यामस्ति विश्रुतम् ।
तत्राभूत्पृथिवीपालो धरापाल इति श्रुतः ॥ १७ ॥

dharma uvāca |
vaidiśaṃ nāma nagaraṃ pṛthivyāmasti viśrutam |
tatrābhūtpṛthivīpālo dharāpāla iti śrutaḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.28.17 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 (6.28.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Vaidisha, Naman, Nagara, Prithivi, Asti, Vishruta, Tatra, Prithivipala, Dharapala, Iti, Shrut, Shruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.28.17). 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: “dharma uvāca
  • dharma* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [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: “vaidiśaṃ nāma nagaraṃ pṛthivyāmasti viśrutam
  • vaidiśam -
  • vaidiśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaidiśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nagaram -
  • nagaram (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • viśrutam -
  • viśruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “tatrābhūtpṛthivīpālo dharāpāla iti śrutaḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • pṛthivīpālo* -
  • pṛthivīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharāpāla* -
  • dharāpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.28.17

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 6.28.17 in Bengali sript:
ধর্ম উবাচ ।
বৈদিশং নাম নগরং পৃথিব্যামস্তি বিশ্রুতম্ ।
তত্রাভূত্পৃথিবীপালো ধরাপাল ইতি শ্রুতঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 6.28.17 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્મ ઉવાચ ।
વૈદિશં નામ નગરં પૃથિવ્યામસ્તિ વિશ્રુતમ્ ।
તત્રાભૂત્પૃથિવીપાલો ધરાપાલ ઇતિ શ્રુતઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.28.17 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವೈದಿಶಂ ನಾಮ ನಗರಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಮಸ್ತಿ ವಿಶ್ರುತಮ್ ।
ತತ್ರಾಭೂತ್ಪೃಥಿವೀಪಾಲೋ ಧರಾಪಾಲ ಇತಿ ಶ್ರುತಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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