Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.122.76 (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 122 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.122.76

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महेश उवाच ।
पुरा वृत्रवधे वृत्ते प्राप्ते राज्ये पुरंदरे ।
ब्रह्महत्यापनोदार्थमश्वमेधः प्रवर्तितः ॥ ७६ ॥

maheśa uvāca |
purā vṛtravadhe vṛtte prāpte rājye puraṃdare |
brahmahatyāpanodārthamaśvamedhaḥ pravartitaḥ || 76 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.122.76 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 (6.122.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahesha, Pura, Vritravadha, Vritta, Vritti, Prapta, Prapti, Rajya, Purandara, Brahmahatya, Apanoda, Artha, Ashvamedha, Pravartitri, Pravartita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.122.76). 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: “maheśa uvāca ”
maheśa* -
maheśa (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: “purā vṛtravadhe vṛtte prāpte rājye puraṃdare ”
purā* -
pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vṛtravadhe -
vṛtravadha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vṛtte -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vṛttā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
prāpte -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

prāpti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
rājye -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√rāj (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
purandare -
purandara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

purandara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

purandarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 3: “brahmahatyāpanodārthamaśvamedhaḥ pravartitaḥ ”
brahmahatyā -
brahmahatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahmahatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apanodā -
apanoda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aśvamedhaḥ -
aśvamedha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pravartitaḥ -
pravartitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pravartita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]