Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.16.14 (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 14 contained in chapter 16 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.16.14

किं नाम्नी किं समाचारा कस्य सा तनया विभोः ।
क्व सा दृष्टा हि देवेन केन चास्य प्रदर्शिता ॥ १४ ॥

kiṃ nāmnī kiṃ samācārā kasya sā tanayā vibhoḥ |
kva sā dṛṣṭā hi devena kena cāsya pradarśitā || 14 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.16.14 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 (1.16.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Naman, Samacara, Kah, Tanaya, Vibha, Vibhu, Kva, Drishta, Deva, Kena, Idam, Pradarshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.16.14). 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: “kiṃ nāmnī kiṃ samācārā kasya tanayā vibhoḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāmnī -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samācārā -
  • samācārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanayā* -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vibhoḥ -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kva dṛṣṭā hi devena kena cāsya pradarśitā
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭā* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • devena -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pradarśitā -
  • pradarśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.16.14

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 1.16.14 in Bengali sript:
কিং নাম্নী কিং সমাচারা কস্য সা তনযা বিভোঃ ।
ক্ব সা দৃষ্টা হি দেবেন কেন চাস্য প্রদর্শিতা ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 1.16.14 in Gujarati sript:
કિં નામ્ની કિં સમાચારા કસ્ય સા તનયા વિભોઃ ।
ક્વ સા દૃષ્ટા હિ દેવેન કેન ચાસ્ય પ્રદર્શિતા ॥ ૧૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.16.14 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ನಾಮ್ನೀ ಕಿಂ ಸಮಾಚಾರಾ ಕಸ್ಯ ಸಾ ತನಯಾ ವಿಭೋಃ ।
ಕ್ವ ಸಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಾ ಹಿ ದೇವೇನ ಕೇನ ಚಾಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿತಾ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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