Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 7.20.17 (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 17 contained in chapter 20 of book 7 (क्रियायोगसारखण्ड, kriyāyogasārakhaṇḍa).

Verse 7.20.17

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तस्माद्दत्वा च तोयं च श्रेष्ठं प्रोक्तं मनीषिभिः ।
जीवनं जीवनं नॄणां जीवनं न च जीवनम् ॥ १७ ॥

tasmāddatvā ca toyaṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ proktaṃ manīṣibhiḥ |
jīvanaṃ jīvanaṃ nṝṇāṃ jīvanaṃ na ca jīvanam || 17 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 7.20.17 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 (7.20.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Dad, Toya, Shreshtha, Prokta, Manishin, Manishi, Jivana, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 7.20.17). 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: “tasmāddatvā ca toyaṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ proktaṃ manīṣibhiḥ ”
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
dat -
dad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

dad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

dat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
toyam -
toya (noun, neuter)

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

toyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
proktam -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prokta (noun, neuter)

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

proktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
manīṣibhiḥ -
manīṣin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

manīṣin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

manīṣī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “jīvanaṃ jīvanaṃ nṝṇāṃ jīvanaṃ na ca jīvanam ”
jīvanam -
jīvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvana (noun, neuter)

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

jīvanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jīvanam -
jīvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvana (noun, neuter)

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

jīvanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nṝṇām -
nṛ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
jīvanam -
jīvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvana (noun, neuter)

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

jīvanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīvanam -
jīvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvana (noun, neuter)

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

jīvanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]