Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.217.20 (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 20 contained in chapter 217 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.217.20

तमालक्ष्य समीपस्थं स जनः प्रहरप्रदः ।
उभयोः पादयोराजन्स्वपन्नेव गृहीतवान् ॥ २० ॥

tamālakṣya samīpasthaṃ sa janaḥ praharapradaḥ |
ubhayoḥ pādayorājansvapanneva gṛhītavān || 20 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.217.20 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 (6.217.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tamala, Samipastha, Jana, Janas, Prahara, Prada, Ubha, Pada, Rajan, Rajat, Svapat, Eva, Grihitavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.217.20). 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: “tamālakṣya samīpasthaṃ sa janaḥ praharapradaḥ
  • tamāla -
  • tamāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tamāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣya -
  • samīpastham -
  • samīpastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samīpastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samīpasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janaḥ -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prahara -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradaḥ -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ubhayoḥ pādayorājansvapanneva gṛhītavān
  • ubhayoḥ -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • pādayor -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • svapann -
  • svap -> svapat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative single from √svap class 2 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhītavān -
  • grah -> gṛhītavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.217.20

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 6.217.20 in Bengali sript:
তমালক্ষ্য সমীপস্থং স জনঃ প্রহরপ্রদঃ ।
উভযোঃ পাদযোরাজন্স্বপন্নেব গৃহীতবান্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 6.217.20 in Gujarati sript:
તમાલક્ષ્ય સમીપસ્થં સ જનઃ પ્રહરપ્રદઃ ।
ઉભયોઃ પાદયોરાજન્સ્વપન્નેવ ગૃહીતવાન્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.217.20 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಸಮೀಪಸ್ಥಂ ಸ ಜನಃ ಪ್ರಹರಪ್ರದಃ ।
ಉಭಯೋಃ ಪಾದಯೋರಾಜನ್ಸ್ವಪನ್ನೇವ ಗೃಹೀತವಾನ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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