Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.17.11 (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 11 contained in chapter 17 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.17.11

एवमुक्त्वा महाप्राज्ञः पुनः प्राह सुशर्मणम् ।
किं करोमि प्रियं कार्यं सुप्रियं ते द्विजोत्तम ॥ ११ ॥

evamuktvā mahāprājñaḥ punaḥ prāha suśarmaṇam |
kiṃ karomi priyaṃ kāryaṃ supriyaṃ te dvijottama || 11 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.17.11 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 (2.17.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Uktva, Mahaprajna, Puna, Praha, Kim, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Karya, Supriya, Tad, Yushmad, Dvijottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.17.11). 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: “evamuktvā mahāprājñaḥ punaḥ prāha suśarmaṇam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • mahāprājñaḥ -
  • mahāprājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suśarmaṇam -
  • suśarmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ karomi priyaṃ kāryaṃ supriyaṃ te dvijottama
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karomi -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active first single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • supriyam -
  • supriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    supriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    supriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dvijottama -
  • dvijottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.17.11

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 2.17.11 in Bengali sript:
এবমুক্ত্বা মহাপ্রাজ্ঞঃ পুনঃ প্রাহ সুশর্মণম্ ।
কিং করোমি প্রিযং কার্যং সুপ্রিযং তে দ্বিজোত্তম ॥ ১১ ॥

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 2.17.11 in Gujarati sript:
એવમુક્ત્વા મહાપ્રાજ્ઞઃ પુનઃ પ્રાહ સુશર્મણમ્ ।
કિં કરોમિ પ્રિયં કાર્યં સુપ્રિયં તે દ્વિજોત્તમ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.17.11 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಪುನಃ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಸುಶರ್ಮಣಮ್ ।
ಕಿಂ ಕರೋಮಿ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಸುಪ್ರಿಯಂ ತೇ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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