Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.42.5 (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 5 contained in chapter 42 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.42.5

सुदेवा नाम वै कन्या सत्याचारपरायणा ।
उपयेमे महाराज इक्ष्वाकुस्तां महीपतिः ॥ ५ ॥

sudevā nāma vai kanyā satyācāraparāyaṇā |
upayeme mahārāja ikṣvākustāṃ mahīpatiḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.42.5 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 (2.42.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sudeva, Naman, Kani, Kanya, Sat, Sati, Satya, Acara, Parayana, Upayema, Maharaja, Ikshvaku, Mahipati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.42.5). 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: “sudevā nāma vai kanyā satyācāraparāyaṇā
  • sudevā* -
  • sudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sudevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kanyā -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyā -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācāra -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāyaṇā -
  • parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upayeme mahārāja ikṣvākustāṃ mahīpatiḥ
  • upayeme -
  • upayemā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahārāja* -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ikṣvākus -
  • ikṣvāku (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ikṣvāku (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahīpatiḥ -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.42.5

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 2.42.5 in Bengali sript:
সুদেবা নাম বৈ কন্যা সত্যাচারপরাযণা ।
উপযেমে মহারাজ ইক্ষ্বাকুস্তাং মহীপতিঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 2.42.5 in Gujarati sript:
સુદેવા નામ વૈ કન્યા સત્યાચારપરાયણા ।
ઉપયેમે મહારાજ ઇક્ષ્વાકુસ્તાં મહીપતિઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.42.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸುದೇವಾ ನಾಮ ವೈ ಕನ್ಯಾ ಸತ್ಯಾಚಾರಪರಾಯಣಾ ।
ಉಪಯೇಮೇ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಇಕ್ಷ್ವಾಕುಸ್ತಾಂ ಮಹೀಪತಿಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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