Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.50.72 (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 72 contained in chapter 50 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.50.72

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कथं जानाति मद्वृत्तं चांडालोपि पतिव्रता ।
अतो मे विस्मयस्तात किमाश्चर्यं परं महत् ॥ ७२ ॥

kathaṃ jānāti madvṛttaṃ cāṃḍālopi pativratā |
ato me vismayastāta kimāścaryaṃ paraṃ mahat || 72 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.50.72 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.50.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Asmad, Vritta, Canda, Alopi, Pativrata, Atah, Vismaya, Tata, Kim, Ashcaryam, Ashcarya, Param, Para, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.50.72). 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: “kathaṃ jānāti madvṛttaṃ cāṃḍālopi pativratā ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jānāti -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
mad -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
vṛttam -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vṛttā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
cāṇḍā -
cāṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
alopi -
alopī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
pativratā -
pativratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ato me vismayastāta kimāścaryaṃ paraṃ mahat ”
ato* -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vismayas -
vismaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tāta -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āścaryam -
āścaryam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āścarya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āścarya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

āścaryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]