Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.242.257 (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 257 contained in chapter 242 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.242.257

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प्रविवेश पुरीं लंकां राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृताम् ।
अशोकवनिकामध्ये निःक्षिप्य जनकात्मजाम् ॥ २५७ ॥

praviveśa purīṃ laṃkāṃ rākṣasairbahubhirvṛtām |
aśokavanikāmadhye niḥkṣipya janakātmajām || 257 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.242.257 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 (6.242.257). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pra, Puri, Lanka, Rakshasa, Bahu, Vrit, Vrita, Ashokavanika, Adhi, Nihkshipya, Janakatmaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.242.257). 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: “praviveśa purīṃ laṃkāṃ rākṣasairbahubhirvṛtām ”
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
viveśa -
√viś (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√viś (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
purīm -
purī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
laṅkām -
laṅkā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rākṣasair -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

rākṣasa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
bahubhir -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vṛtām -
vṛt (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vṛt (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vṛtā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
Line 2: “aśokavanikāmadhye niḥkṣipya janakātmajām ”
aśokavanikām -
aśokavanikā (noun, feminine)

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

[dative single]
niḥkṣipya -
niḥkṣipya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
janakātmajām -
janakātmajā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]