Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.242.241 (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 241 contained in chapter 242 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.242.241

राक्षस्युवाच ।
अहं विश्रवसः पुत्री रावणस्य स्वसा नृप ।
नाम्ना शूर्पणखा नाम त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता ॥ २४१ ॥

rākṣasyuvāca |
ahaṃ viśravasaḥ putrī rāvaṇasya svasā nṛpa |
nāmnā śūrpaṇakhā nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā || 241 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.242.241 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 (6.242.241). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Aha, Asmad, Vishravas, Vishravasa, Putri, Putrin, Ravana, Svasa, Nripa, Namna, Naman, Shurpanakha, Tri, Loka, Vishruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.242.241). 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: “rākṣasyuvāca
  • rākṣasyu -
  • rākṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rākṣasin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    rākṣasin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃ viśravasaḥ putrī rāvaṇasya svasā nṛpa
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • viśravasaḥ -
  • viśravas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viśravas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viśravasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putrī -
  • putrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    putrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāvaṇasya -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • svasā* -
  • svasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “nāmnā śūrpaṇakhā nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śūrpaṇakhā* -
  • śūrpaṇakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • triṣu -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • lokeṣu -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • viśrutā -
  • viśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.242.241

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 6.242.241 in Bengali sript:
রাক্ষস্যুবাচ ।
অহং বিশ্রবসঃ পুত্রী রাবণস্য স্বসা নৃপ ।
নাম্না শূর্পণখা নাম ত্রিষু লোকেষু বিশ্রুতা ॥ ২৪১ ॥

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 6.242.241 in Gujarati sript:
રાક્ષસ્યુવાચ ।
અહં વિશ્રવસઃ પુત્રી રાવણસ્ય સ્વસા નૃપ ।
નામ્ના શૂર્પણખા નામ ત્રિષુ લોકેષુ વિશ્રુતા ॥ ૨૪૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.242.241 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಕ್ಷಸ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ಅಹಂ ವಿಶ್ರವಸಃ ಪುತ್ರೀ ರಾವಣಸ್ಯ ಸ್ವಸಾ ನೃಪ ।
ನಾಮ್ನಾ ಶೂರ್ಪಣಖಾ ನಾಮ ತ್ರಿಷು ಲೋಕೇಷು ವಿಶ್ರುತಾ ॥ ೨೪೧ ॥

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