Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.38.21 (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 21 contained in chapter 38 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.38.21

नक्तं चैव तथा ज्ञात्वा दशम्यां नियतः सदा ।
दिवसस्याष्टमे भागे मंदीभूते दिवाकरे ॥ २१ ॥

naktaṃ caiva tathā jñātvā daśamyāṃ niyataḥ sadā |
divasasyāṣṭame bhāge maṃdībhūte divākare || 21 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.38.21 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 (6.38.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naktam, Nakta, Tatha, Dashami, Niyata, Sada, Sad, Divasa, Ashtama, Bhaga, Mandibhuta, Divakara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.38.21). 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: “naktaṃ caiva tathā jñātvā daśamyāṃ niyataḥ sadā
  • naktam -
  • naktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    naj -> nakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]
    naj -> nakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • daśamyām -
  • daśamī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • niyataḥ -
  • niyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “divasasyāṣṭame bhāge maṃdībhūte divākare
  • divasasyā -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • aṣṭame -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṣṭama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhāge -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mandībhūte -
  • mandībhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mandībhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mandībhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • divākare -
  • divākara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.38.21

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 6.38.21 in Bengali sript:
নক্তং চৈব তথা জ্ঞাত্বা দশম্যাং নিযতঃ সদা ।
দিবসস্যাষ্টমে ভাগে মংদীভূতে দিবাকরে ॥ ২১ ॥

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 6.38.21 in Gujarati sript:
નક્તં ચૈવ તથા જ્ઞાત્વા દશમ્યાં નિયતઃ સદા ।
દિવસસ્યાષ્ટમે ભાગે મંદીભૂતે દિવાકરે ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.38.21 in Kannada sript:
ನಕ್ತಂ ಚೈವ ತಥಾ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ದಶಮ್ಯಾಂ ನಿಯತಃ ಸದಾ ।
ದಿವಸಸ್ಯಾಷ್ಟಮೇ ಭಾಗೇ ಮಂದೀಭೂತೇ ದಿವಾಕರೇ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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