Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.244.8 (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 8 contained in chapter 244 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.244.8

अर्चयन्सततं विष्णुमनादिनिधनं हरिम् ।
ब्रह्मचर्यपरो नित्यं शशास पृथिवीं नृपः ॥ ८ ॥

arcayansatataṃ viṣṇumanādinidhanaṃ harim |
brahmacaryaparo nityaṃ śaśāsa pṛthivīṃ nṛpaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.244.8 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 (6.244.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arcayat, Satatam, Satata, Vishnumat, Adi, Adin, Adini, Dhana, Hari, Brahmacarya, Parah, Para, Nityam, Nitya, Prithivi, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.244.8). 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: “arcayansatataṃ viṣṇumanādinidhanaṃ harim
  • arcayan -
  • ṛc -> arcayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [vocative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [vocative single from √ṛc]
    arcayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṣṇuman -
  • viṣṇumat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ādini -
  • ādinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • harim -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmacaryaparo nityaṃ śaśāsa pṛthivīṃ nṛpaḥ
  • brahmacarya -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paro* -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaśāsa -
  • śās (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.244.8

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 6.244.8 in Bengali sript:
অর্চযন্সততং বিষ্ণুমনাদিনিধনং হরিম্ ।
ব্রহ্মচর্যপরো নিত্যং শশাস পৃথিবীং নৃপঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 6.244.8 in Gujarati sript:
અર્ચયન્સતતં વિષ્ણુમનાદિનિધનં હરિમ્ ।
બ્રહ્મચર્યપરો નિત્યં શશાસ પૃથિવીં નૃપઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.244.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಚಯನ್ಸತತಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುಮನಾದಿನಿಧನಂ ಹರಿಮ್ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯಪರೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಶಶಾಸ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ನೃಪಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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