Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.108.6 (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 6 contained in chapter 108 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.108.6

नाहुषं नाम धर्मज्ञं हृतं पूर्वं तु दानवैः ।
तपस्तेपे निरालंबा शिवस्य तनया वरा ॥ ६ ॥

nāhuṣaṃ nāma dharmajñaṃ hṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ tu dānavaiḥ |
tapastepe nirālaṃbā śivasya tanayā varā || 6 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.108.6 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 (2.108.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nahusha, Naman, Dharmajna, Hrit, Hrita, Purvam, Purva, Danava, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Niralamba, Shiva, Tanaya, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.108.6). 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: “nāhuṣaṃ nāma dharmajñaṃ hṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ tu dānavaiḥ
  • nāhuṣam -
  • nāhuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāhuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmajñam -
  • dharmajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dharmajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hṛtam -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dānavaiḥ -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “tapastepe nirālaṃbā śivasya tanayā varā
  • tapas -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tepe -
  • tap (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tep (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    tip (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • nirālambā -
  • nirālambā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivasya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tanayā* -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • varā -
  • varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.108.6

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 2.108.6 in Bengali sript:
নাহুষং নাম ধর্মজ্ঞং হৃতং পূর্বং তু দানবৈঃ ।
তপস্তেপে নিরালংবা শিবস্য তনযা বরা ॥ ৬ ॥

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 2.108.6 in Gujarati sript:
નાહુષં નામ ધર્મજ્ઞં હૃતં પૂર્વં તુ દાનવૈઃ ।
તપસ્તેપે નિરાલંબા શિવસ્ય તનયા વરા ॥ ૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.108.6 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಹುಷಂ ನಾಮ ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞಂ ಹೃತಂ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ತು ದಾನವೈಃ ।
ತಪಸ್ತೇಪೇ ನಿರಾಲಂಬಾ ಶಿವಸ್ಯ ತನಯಾ ವರಾ ॥ ೬ ॥

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