Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.18.208 (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 208 contained in chapter 18 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.18.208

क्षेत्रे पैतामहे पूते पुण्यां प्राप्य सरस्वतीम् ।
नरः किं प्रार्थयेदन्यत्तीर्थं ब्रह्मसुतोब्रवीत् ॥ २०८ ॥

kṣetre paitāmahe pūte puṇyāṃ prāpya sarasvatīm |
naraḥ kiṃ prārthayedanyattīrthaṃ brahmasutobravīt || 208 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.18.208 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 (1.18.208). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshetra, Paitamaha, Puta, Puti, Punya, Prapya, Sarasvati, Nara, Nri, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.18.208). 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: “kṣetre paitāmahe pūte puṇyāṃ prāpya sarasvatīm
  • kṣetre -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • paitāmahe -
  • paitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paitāmaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pūte -
  • pūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pūti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    -> pūta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> pūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 9 verb], [locative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> pūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 9 verb]
    pūy -> pūta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pūy class 1 verb]
    pūy -> pūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pūy class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pūy class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pūy class 1 verb], [locative single from √pūy class 1 verb]
    pūy -> pūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pūy class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pūy class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pūy class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pūy class 1 verb]
  • puṇyām -
  • puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarasvatīm -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “naraḥ kiṃ prārthayedanyattīrthaṃ brahmasutobravīt
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse prārthayedanyattīrtham*br
  • Cannot analyse brahmasutobravīt

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.18.208

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 1.18.208 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষেত্রে পৈতামহে পূতে পুণ্যাং প্রাপ্য সরস্বতীম্ ।
নরঃ কিং প্রার্থযেদন্যত্তীর্থং ব্রহ্মসুতোব্রবীত্ ॥ ২০৮ ॥

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 1.18.208 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષેત્રે પૈતામહે પૂતે પુણ્યાં પ્રાપ્ય સરસ્વતીમ્ ।
નરઃ કિં પ્રાર્થયેદન્યત્તીર્થં બ્રહ્મસુતોબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૨૦૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.18.208 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ ಪೈತಾಮಹೇ ಪೂತೇ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಸರಸ್ವತೀಮ್ ।
ನರಃ ಕಿಂ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯೇದನ್ಯತ್ತೀರ್ಥಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸುತೋಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೨೦೮ ॥

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