Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.28.25 (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 25 contained in chapter 28 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.28.25

वेदाध्यायं विना लोके प्रावर्तंत तदा जनाः ।
निःस्वाध्यायवषट्काराः प्रजास्तस्मिन्प्रजापतौ ॥ २५ ॥

vedādhyāyaṃ vinā loke prāvartaṃta tadā janāḥ |
niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkārāḥ prajāstasminprajāpatau || 25 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.28.25 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 (2.28.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vedadhyaya, Vina, Loka, Prava, Ritam, Tada, Jana, Nihsvadhyayavashatkara, Praja, Prajas, Tad, Prajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.28.25). 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: “vedādhyāyaṃ vinā loke prāvartaṃta tadā janāḥ
  • vedādhyāyam -
  • vedādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vedādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vedādhyāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vinā* -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • prāvar -
  • prāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ṛtan -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkārāḥ prajāstasminprajāpatau
  • niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkārāḥ -
  • niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajās -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prajāpatau -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.28.25

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 2.28.25 in Bengali sript:
বেদাধ্যাযং বিনা লোকে প্রাবর্তংত তদা জনাঃ ।
নিঃস্বাধ্যাযবষট্কারাঃ প্রজাস্তস্মিন্প্রজাপতৌ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 2.28.25 in Gujarati sript:
વેદાધ્યાયં વિના લોકે પ્રાવર્તંત તદા જનાઃ ।
નિઃસ્વાધ્યાયવષટ્કારાઃ પ્રજાસ્તસ્મિન્પ્રજાપતૌ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.28.25 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದಾಧ್ಯಾಯಂ ವಿನಾ ಲೋಕೇ ಪ್ರಾವರ್ತಂತ ತದಾ ಜನಾಃ ।
ನಿಃಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯವಷಟ್ಕಾರಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೌ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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