Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 3.20.25 (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 20 of book 3 (स्वर्गखण्ड, svargakhaṇḍa).

Verse 3.20.25

गौरी तु पृच्छते देवं कोयमत्र तु संस्थितः ।
देवो वा दानवो वाथ कथयस्व महेश्वर ॥ २५ ॥

gaurī tu pṛcchate devaṃ koyamatra tu saṃsthitaḥ |
devo vā dānavo vātha kathayasva maheśvara || 25 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 3.20.25 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 (3.20.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gauri, Pricchat, Deva, Kah, Yama, Tra, Samsthita, Devri, Var, Danava, Danu, Maheshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 3.20.25). 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: “gaurī tu pṛcchate devaṃ koyamatra tu saṃsthitaḥ
  • gaurī -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pṛcchate -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ko -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yama -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃsthitaḥ -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “devo dānavo vātha kathayasva maheśvara
  • devo* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dānavo* -
  • dānavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dānu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dānu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • kathayasva -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • maheśvara -
  • maheśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 3.20.25

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 3.20.25 in Bengali sript:
গৌরী তু পৃচ্ছতে দেবং কোযমত্র তু সংস্থিতঃ ।
দেবো বা দানবো বাথ কথযস্ব মহেশ্বর ॥ 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 3.20.25 in Gujarati sript:
ગૌરી તુ પૃચ્છતે દેવં કોયમત્ર તુ સંસ્થિતઃ ।
દેવો વા દાનવો વાથ કથયસ્વ મહેશ્વર ॥ ૨૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 3.20.25 in Kannada sript:
ಗೌರೀ ತು ಪೃಚ್ಛತೇ ದೇವಂ ಕೋಯಮತ್ರ ತು ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಃ ।
ದೇವೋ ವಾ ದಾನವೋ ವಾಥ ಕಥಯಸ್ವ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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