Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.38.31 (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 31 contained in chapter 38 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.38.31

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वेन उवाच ।
अहं ज्ञानवतां श्रेष्ठः सर्वं ज्ञातं मया इह ।
योऽन्यथा वर्तते चैव स दंड्यो भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ ३१ ॥

vena uvāca |
ahaṃ jñānavatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvaṃ jñātaṃ mayā iha |
yo'nyathā vartate caiva sa daṃḍyo bhavati dhruvam || 31 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.38.31 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 (2.38.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vena, Aha, Asmad, Jnanavat, Jnanavata, Shreshtha, Sarvam, Sarva, Jnata, Maya, Iha, Yah, Anyatha, Vartat, Dandya, Dandi, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Dhruvam, Dhruva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.38.31). 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: “vena uvāca ”
vena* -
vena (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: “ahaṃ jñānavatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvaṃ jñātaṃ mayā iha ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
jñānavatām -
jñānavat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jñānavat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jñānavatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śreṣṭhaḥ -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jñātam -
jñāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jñāta (noun, neuter)

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

jñātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 3: “yo'nyathā vartate caiva sa daṃḍyo bhavati dhruvam ”
yo' -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anyathā* -
anyathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daṇḍyo* -
daṇḍya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

daṇḍī (noun, masculine)

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

daṇḍī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

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

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]