Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.18.288 (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 288 contained in chapter 18 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.18.288

शुक्लरूपान्वितं बालं भद्रमिंदुसमप्रभम् ।
वत्सं स्मरति सा धेनुः स्नेहाक्ता गद्गदाक्षरम् ॥ २८८ ॥

śuklarūpānvitaṃ bālaṃ bhadramiṃdusamaprabham |
vatsaṃ smarati sā dhenuḥ snehāktā gadgadākṣaram || 288 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.18.288 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 (1.18.288). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shuklarupa, Vita, Bala, Bhadram, Bhadra, Indusamaprabha, Vatsa, Smarat, Dhenu, Snehakta, Gadgada, Akshara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.18.288). 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: “śuklarūpānvitaṃ bālaṃ bhadramiṃdusamaprabham
  • śuklarūpān -
  • śuklarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitam -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bālam -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhadram -
  • bhadram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • indusamaprabham -
  • indusamaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    indusamaprabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vatsaṃ smarati dhenuḥ snehāktā gadgadākṣaram
  • vatsam -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vatsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vatsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smarati -
  • smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhenuḥ -
  • dhenu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhenu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • snehāktā* -
  • snehākta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snehāktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gadgadā -
  • gadgada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gadgada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gadgadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣaram -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣar (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.18.288

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 1.18.288 in Bengali sript:
শুক্লরূপান্বিতং বালং ভদ্রমিংদুসমপ্রভম্ ।
বত্সং স্মরতি সা ধেনুঃ স্নেহাক্তা গদ্গদাক্ষরম্ ॥ ২৮৮ ॥

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 1.18.288 in Gujarati sript:
શુક્લરૂપાન્વિતં બાલં ભદ્રમિંદુસમપ્રભમ્ ।
વત્સં સ્મરતિ સા ધેનુઃ સ્નેહાક્તા ગદ્ગદાક્ષરમ્ ॥ ૨૮૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.18.288 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ಲರೂಪಾನ್ವಿತಂ ಬಾಲಂ ಭದ್ರಮಿಂದುಸಮಪ್ರಭಮ್ ।
ವತ್ಸಂ ಸ್ಮರತಿ ಸಾ ಧೇನುಃ ಸ್ನೇಹಾಕ್ತಾ ಗದ್ಗದಾಕ್ಷರಮ್ ॥ ೨೮೮ ॥

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