Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 7.21.70 (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 70 contained in chapter 21 of book 7 (क्रियायोगसारखण्ड, kriyāyogasārakhaṇḍa).

Verse 7.21.70

शिरःस्था विपदस्तेषां विज्ञेया दीर्घदर्शिभिः ।
विवेकिनो महीपालाः पालयंति यथा प्रजाः ॥ ७० ॥

śiraḥsthā vipadasteṣāṃ vijñeyā dīrghadarśibhiḥ |
vivekino mahīpālāḥ pālayaṃti yathā prajāḥ || 70 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 7.21.70 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 (7.21.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shirahstha, Vipad, Tad, Vijneya, Dirghadarshin, Vivekin, Viveki, Mahipala, Palayat, Palayanti, Yatha, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 7.21.70). 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: “śiraḥsthā vipadasteṣāṃ vijñeyā dīrghadarśibhiḥ
  • śiraḥsthā* -
  • śiraḥstha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiraḥsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vipadas -
  • vipad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vijñeyā* -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīrghadarśibhiḥ -
  • dīrghadarśin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dīrghadarśin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “vivekino mahīpālāḥ pālayaṃti yathā prajāḥ
  • vivekino* -
  • vivekin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivekin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivekī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahīpālāḥ -
  • mahīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pālayanti -
  • -> pālayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    pāl -> pālayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pāl class 10 verb]
    pāl -> pālayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    -> pālayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √], [accusative plural from √]
    -> pālayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √]
    pāl (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 7.21.70

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 7.21.70 in Bengali sript:
শিরঃস্থা বিপদস্তেষাং বিজ্ঞেযা দীর্ঘদর্শিভিঃ ।
বিবেকিনো মহীপালাঃ পালযংতি যথা প্রজাঃ ॥ ৭০ ॥

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 7.21.70 in Gujarati sript:
શિરઃસ્થા વિપદસ્તેષાં વિજ્ઞેયા દીર્ઘદર્શિભિઃ ।
વિવેકિનો મહીપાલાઃ પાલયંતિ યથા પ્રજાઃ ॥ ૭૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 7.21.70 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿರಃಸ್ಥಾ ವಿಪದಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಾ ದೀರ್ಘದರ್ಶಿಭಿಃ ।
ವಿವೇಕಿನೋ ಮಹೀಪಾಲಾಃ ಪಾಲಯಂತಿ ಯಥಾ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ॥ ೭೦ ॥

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