Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.242.187 (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 187 contained in chapter 242 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.242.187

शक्तोऽपि राघवस्तस्मिन्राज्यं संत्यज्य धर्मतः ।
दशग्रीववधार्थाय पितुर्वचनहेतुना ॥ १८७ ॥

śakto'pi rāghavastasminrājyaṃ saṃtyajya dharmataḥ |
daśagrīvavadhārthāya piturvacanahetunā || 187 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.242.187 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 (6.242.187). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakta, Shaktu, Api, Raghava, Tad, Rajya, Santyajya, Dharmatah, Dharmata, Dashagriva, Vadha, Artha, Pitri, Pitu, Vacana, Hetu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.242.187). 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: “śakto'pi rāghavastasminrājyaṃ saṃtyajya dharmataḥ
  • śakto' -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śaktu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śaktu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rāghavas -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • santyajya -
  • santyajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santyajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmataḥ -
  • dharmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharmata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “daśagrīvavadhārthāya piturvacanahetunā
  • daśagrīva -
  • daśagrīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadhā -
  • vadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • pitur -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vacana -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetunā -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.242.187

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 6.242.187 in Bengali sript:
শক্তোঽপি রাঘবস্তস্মিন্রাজ্যং সংত্যজ্য ধর্মতঃ ।
দশগ্রীববধার্থায পিতুর্বচনহেতুনা ॥ ১৮৭ ॥

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 6.242.187 in Gujarati sript:
શક્તોઽપિ રાઘવસ્તસ્મિન્રાજ્યં સંત્યજ્ય ધર્મતઃ ।
દશગ્રીવવધાર્થાય પિતુર્વચનહેતુના ॥ ૧૮૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.242.187 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ತೋಽಪಿ ರಾಘವಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಸಂತ್ಯಜ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮತಃ ।
ದಶಗ್ರೀವವಧಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಪಿತುರ್ವಚನಹೇತುನಾ ॥ ೧೮೭ ॥

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