Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.238.56 (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 56 contained in chapter 238 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.238.56

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प्रह्लादोऽपि तथा विष्णुं ध्यात्वा हृदयपंकजे ।
जपन्नष्टाक्षरं मंत्रं तस्थौ गिरिरिवापरः ॥ ५६ ॥

prahlādo'pi tathā viṣṇuṃ dhyātvā hṛdayapaṃkaje |
japannaṣṭākṣaraṃ maṃtraṃ tasthau giririvāparaḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.238.56 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 (6.238.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prahlada, Api, Tatha, Vishnu, Dhyatva, Hridaya, Pankaja, Japat, Ashtakshara, Mantra, Tastha, Giri, Iva, Apara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.238.56). 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: “prahlādo'pi tathā viṣṇuṃ dhyātvā hṛdayapaṃkaje ”
prahlādo' -
prahlāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
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]
dhyātvā* -
dhyātvā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṅkaje -
paṅkaja (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paṅkaja (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “japannaṣṭākṣaraṃ maṃtraṃ tasthau giririvāparaḥ ”
japann -
√jap -> japat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]
aṣṭākṣaram -
aṣṭākṣara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṣṭākṣara (noun, neuter)

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

aṣṭākṣarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mantram -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mantrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tasthau -
tastha (noun, masculine)

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

√sthā (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
girir -
giri (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

giri (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aparaḥ -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]