Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.85.11 (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 85 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.85.11

अज्ञानतमसा व्याप्तं शिष्यं द्योतयते गुरुः ।
शिष्यप्रकाशउद्द्योतैरुपदेशैर्महामते ॥ ११ ॥

ajñānatamasā vyāptaṃ śiṣyaṃ dyotayate guruḥ |
śiṣyaprakāśauddyotairupadeśairmahāmate || 11 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.85.11 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 (2.85.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajnanatamas, Vyapta, Shishya, Dyotayat, Guru, Prakasha, Dyota, Upadesha, Mahamata, Mahamati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.85.11). 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: “ajñānatamasā vyāptaṃ śiṣyaṃ dyotayate guruḥ
  • ajñānatamasā -
  • ajñānatamas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vyāptam -
  • vyāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śiṣyam -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • dyotayate -
  • dyotayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dyotayat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    dyotayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śiṣyaprakāśauddyotairupadeśairmahāmate
  • śiṣya -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śās]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śiṣ]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śiṣ]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • prakāśau -
  • prakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aud -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • dyotair -
  • dyota (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upadeśair -
  • upadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahāmate -
  • mahāmata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāmata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahāmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.85.11

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 2.85.11 in Bengali sript:
অজ্ঞানতমসা ব্যাপ্তং শিষ্যং দ্যোতযতে গুরুঃ ।
শিষ্যপ্রকাশৌদ্দ্যোতৈরুপদেশৈর্মহামতে ॥ 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 2.85.11 in Gujarati sript:
અજ્ઞાનતમસા વ્યાપ્તં શિષ્યં દ્યોતયતે ગુરુઃ ।
શિષ્યપ્રકાશૌદ્દ્યોતૈરુપદેશૈર્મહામતે ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.85.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅಜ್ಞಾನತಮಸಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಂ ಶಿಷ್ಯಂ ದ್ಯೋತಯತೇ ಗುರುಃ ।
ಶಿಷ್ಯಪ್ರಕಾಶೌದ್ದ್ಯೋತೈರುಪದೇಶೈರ್ಮಹಾಮತೇ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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