Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.11.3 (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 3 contained in chapter 11 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.11.3

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सूत उवाच ।
कथा प्रज्ञाप्रभावेण पूर्वमेव यथा श्रुता ।
तथा विप्राः प्रवक्ष्यामि सुव्रतस्य महात्मनः ॥ ३ ॥

sūta uvāca |
kathā prajñāprabhāveṇa pūrvameva yathā śrutā |
tathā viprāḥ pravakṣyāmi suvratasya mahātmanaḥ || 3 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.11.3 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 (2.11.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Katha, Prajna, Prabhava, Purvam, Purva, Eva, Yatha, Shrut, Shruta, Tatha, Vipra, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Suvrata, Mahatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.11.3). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
sūta* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
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: “kathā prajñāprabhāveṇa pūrvameva yathā śrutā ”
kathā -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prajñā -
prajñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prabhāveṇa -
prabhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śrutā -
śrut (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śrut (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

śrutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
Line 3: “tathā viprāḥ pravakṣyāmi suvratasya mahātmanaḥ ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
viprāḥ -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viprā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prava -
prava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣyā -
kṣi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
suvratasya -
suvrata (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

suvrata (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mahātmanaḥ -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]