Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.117.17 (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 17 contained in chapter 117 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.117.17

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सूत उवाच ।
अथासौ मातरं पुण्यां देवीमिंदुमतीं सुतः ।
कथयामास वृत्तांतं यथाहरणमात्मनः ॥ १७ ॥

sūta uvāca |
athāsau mātaraṃ puṇyāṃ devīmiṃdumatīṃ sutaḥ |
kathayāmāsa vṛttāṃtaṃ yathāharaṇamātmanaḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.117.17 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 (2.117.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Atha, Asi, Asu, Adah, Matri, Matara, Punya, Devi, Indumati, Sut, Vrittanta, Yatha, Aharana, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.117.17). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
sūta* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
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: “athāsau mātaraṃ puṇyāṃ devīmiṃdumatīṃ sutaḥ ”
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mātaram -
mātara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mātara (noun, neuter)

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

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
puṇyām -
puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
devīm -
devī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
indumatīm -
indumatī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sutaḥ -
sut (noun, masculine)

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

sut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
Line 3: “kathayāmāsa vṛttāṃtaṃ yathāharaṇamātmanaḥ ”
kathayāmā -
√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
vṛttāntam -
vṛttānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛttānta (noun, neuter)

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

vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āharaṇam -
āharaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āharaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

āharaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmanaḥ -
ātman (noun, masculine)

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