Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.61.2 (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 2 contained in chapter 61 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.61.2

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व्यास उवाच ।
पुरा स्कंदपुराणे च यन्मया कीर्तितं द्विजाः ।
कथयामि पुराणं च पुरतो मोक्षहेतवे ॥ २ ॥

vyāsa uvāca |
purā skaṃdapurāṇe ca yanmayā kīrtitaṃ dvijāḥ |
kathayāmi purāṇaṃ ca purato mokṣahetave || 2 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.61.2 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 (1.61.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyasa, Pura, Pur, Skandapurana, Kirtita, Dvija, Purana, Puratah, Purat, Mokshahetu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.61.2). 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: “vyāsa uvāca ”
vyāsa* -
vyāsa (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: “purā skaṃdapurāṇe ca yanmayā kīrtitaṃ dvijāḥ ”
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
skandapurāṇe -
skandapurāṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yanmayā -
kīrtitam -
kīrtita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kīrtita (noun, neuter)

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

kīrtitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]

√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
dvijāḥ -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dvijā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “kathayāmi purāṇaṃ ca purato mokṣahetave ”
kathayāmi -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present active first single]
purāṇam -
purāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

purāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
purato* -
purataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
mokṣahetave -
mokṣahetu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]