Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.39.3 (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 3 contained in chapter 39 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.39.3

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कथं पाद्मे महाकल्पेऽभवत्पद्ममयं जगत् ।
जलार्णवगतस्येह नाभौ जातं जलानुगं ॥ ३ ॥

kathaṃ pādme mahākalpe'bhavatpadmamayaṃ jagat |
jalārṇavagatasyeha nābhau jātaṃ jalānugaṃ || 3 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.39.3 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 (1.39.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Padma, Mahakalpa, Padmamaya, Jagat, Jalarnava, Gata, Iha, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Jata, Jala, Uksh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.39.3). 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: “kathaṃ pādme mahākalpe'bhavatpadmamayaṃ jagat ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pādme -
pādma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pādma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
mahākalpe' -
mahākalpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
abhavat -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
padmamayam -
padmamaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

padmamaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “jalārṇavagatasyeha nābhau jātaṃ jalānugaṃ ”
jalārṇava -
jalārṇava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
gatasye -
gata (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nābhau -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nābha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nābhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
jātam -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

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

jātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
jalān -
jala (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ug -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]