Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.78.59 (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 59 contained in chapter 78 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.78.59

नृसिंहदर्शनादेव नश्यंते तत्क्षणादपि ।
दंष्ट्राकरालवदनो नृसिंहो दैत्यभीषणः ॥ ५९ ॥

nṛsiṃhadarśanādeva naśyaṃte tatkṣaṇādapi |
daṃṣṭrākarālavadano nṛsiṃho daityabhīṣaṇaḥ || 59 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.78.59 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 (6.78.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nrisimha, Darshana, Eva, Tatkshana, Api, Damshtrakaralavadana, Daitya, Bhishana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.78.59). 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: “nṛsiṃhadarśanādeva naśyaṃte tatkṣaṇādapi
  • nṛsiṃha -
  • nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanād -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naśyante -
  • naś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present passive third plural]
    naś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • tatkṣaṇād -
  • tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “daṃṣṭrākarālavadano nṛsiṃho daityabhīṣaṇaḥ
  • daṃṣṭrākarālavadano* -
  • daṃṣṭrākarālavadana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛsiṃho* -
  • nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daitya -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīṣaṇaḥ -
  • bhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.78.59

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 6.78.59 in Bengali sript:
নৃসিংহদর্শনাদেব নশ্যংতে তত্ক্ষণাদপি ।
দংষ্ট্রাকরালবদনো নৃসিংহো দৈত্যভীষণঃ ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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 6.78.59 in Gujarati sript:
નૃસિંહદર્શનાદેવ નશ્યંતે તત્ક્ષણાદપિ ।
દંષ્ટ્રાકરાલવદનો નૃસિંહો દૈત્યભીષણઃ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.78.59 in Kannada sript:
ನೃಸಿಂಹದರ್ಶನಾದೇವ ನಶ್ಯಂತೇ ತತ್ಕ್ಷಣಾದಪಿ ।
ದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಾಕರಾಲವದನೋ ನೃಸಿಂಹೋ ದೈತ್ಯಭೀಷಣಃ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

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