Shloka 8

Description and Measurements of Śākadvīpa

with Oceans, Mountains, Varṣas, and Rivers

Devanagari script

इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे स्वर्गखंडेऽष्टमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe'ṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ดังนี้แล จบอัธยายที่แปด ในสวรรค์ขันฑะ แห่งพระศรีปัทมมหาปุราณอันรุ่งเรือง

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle/इत्यर्थे—‘thus’), वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचकः

• श्रीपाद्मे: in the revered Padma (Purāṇa)
• श्रीपाद्मे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीपाद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘श्री’ + ‘पाद्म’ (honorific + Padma) कर्मधारय-समासः; अधिकरणे (locative)

• महापुराणे: in the Mahāpurāṇa
• महापुराणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘महा’ + ‘पुराण’ कर्मधारयः; अधिकरणे

• स्वर्गखण्डे: in the Svarga-khaṇḍa (Heaven section)
• स्वर्गखण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गखण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘स्वर्गस्य खण्डः’ षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; अधिकरणे

• अष्टमः: eighth
• अष्टमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देशः (chapter-title)

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon formula; no in-text speaker)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वर्गखंडेऽष्टमोऽध्यायः = स्वर्गखण्डे + अष्टमः + अध्यायः (अ + अ → ’; visarga sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Padma Purana
• Svarga-khaṇḍa

FAQs

What is the function of this line in the Padma Purāṇa?

It is a colophon (chapter-ending marker) that formally indicates the conclusion of Adhyāya 8 within the Svarga-khaṇḍa.

Does this verse have a theological or narrative teaching?

Not directly; it serves a documentary/archival purpose by identifying the text section rather than conveying doctrine or story content.

Who is speaking in this verse?

No character is speaking; it is a conventional editorial/narratorial formula used by compilers and manuscript traditions to mark chapter boundaries.