Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.240.47 (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 47 contained in chapter 240 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.240.47

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तां दृष्ट्वा मेरुमध्ये तु प्रस्रवंतीं शुभानने ।
आत्मनः पावनार्थाय शिरसाहमधारयम् ॥ ४७ ॥

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā merumadhye tu prasravaṃtīṃ śubhānane |
ātmanaḥ pāvanārthāya śirasāhamadhārayam || 47 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.240.47 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.240.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Meru, Adhi, Prasravat, Shubhanana, Atman, Pavana, Artha, Shiras, Hama, Dharaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.240.47). 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: “tāṃ dṛṣṭvā merumadhye tu prasravaṃtīṃ śubhānane ”
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
merum -
meru (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

meru (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
adhye -
adhī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
prasravantī -
prasravat (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative single]
śubhānane -
śubhānana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śubhānana (noun, neuter)

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

śubhānanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “ātmanaḥ pāvanārthāya śirasāhamadhārayam ”
ātmanaḥ -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
pāvanā -
pāvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāvanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthāya -
artha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
śirasā -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hama -
hama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhārayam -
dhāraya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhāraya (noun, neuter)

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

dhārayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]