Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.132.55 (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 55 contained in chapter 132 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.132.55

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चक्षुर्विना यथा दीपं दृष्ट्वा दर्पणमेव च ।
समीपस्था न पश्यंति तथा विष्णुं बहिर्मुखाः ॥ ५५ ॥

cakṣurvinā yathā dīpaṃ dṛṣṭvā darpaṇameva ca |
samīpasthā na paśyaṃti tathā viṣṇuṃ bahirmukhāḥ || 55 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.132.55 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 (6.132.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cakshu, Cakshus, Vina, Yatha, Dipa, Darpana, Eva, Samipastha, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Tatha, Vishnu, Bahirmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.132.55). 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: “cakṣurvinā yathā dīpaṃ dṛṣṭvā darpaṇameva ca ”
cakṣur -
cakṣus (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cakṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣai (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīpam -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
darpaṇam -
darpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

darpaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

darpaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “samīpasthā na paśyaṃti tathā viṣṇuṃ bahirmukhāḥ ”
samīpasthā* -
samīpastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samīpasthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyanti -
paśyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
viṣṇum -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bahirmukhāḥ -
bahirmukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]