Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.32.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 32 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.32.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
केन कर्मविपाकेन प्रेतत्वं जायते पुनः ।
केन वात्र प्रमुच्येत तन्मे ब्रूहि महामते ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
kena karmavipākena pretatvaṃ jāyate punaḥ |
kena vātra pramucyeta tanme brūhi mahāmate || 1 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.32.1 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 (1.32.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Kena, Kah, Kim, Karmavipaka, Ina, Pretatva, Jayat, Puna, Pramuci, Eta, Mahamata, Mahamati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.32.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kena karmavipākena pretatvaṃ jāyate punaḥ
  • 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]
  • karmavipāke -
  • karmavipāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pretatvam -
  • pretatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “kena vātra pramucyeta tanme brūhi mahāmate
  • 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]
  • vātra -
  • pramucye -
  • pramuci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eta -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanme -
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahāmate -
  • mahāmata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāmata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahāmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.32.1

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 1.32.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
কেন কর্মবিপাকেন প্রেতত্বং জাযতে পুনঃ ।
কেন বাত্র প্রমুচ্যেত তন্মে ব্রূহি মহামতে ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.32.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
કેન કર્મવિપાકેન પ્રેતત્વં જાયતે પુનઃ ।
કેન વાત્ર પ્રમુચ્યેત તન્મે બ્રૂહિ મહામતે ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.32.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕೇನ ಕರ್ಮವಿಪಾಕೇನ ಪ್ರೇತತ್ವಂ ಜಾಯತೇ ಪುನಃ ।
ಕೇನ ವಾತ್ರ ಪ್ರಮುಚ್ಯೇತ ತನ್ಮೇ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಮಹಾಮತೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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