Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 4.6.16 (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 16 contained in chapter 6 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.6.16

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संकेतनं कथं हित्वा गतः किं कामविह्वलः ।
अन्यया ज्ञातया सार्द्धमभिलाषी भवेत्किमु ॥ १६ ॥

saṃketanaṃ kathaṃ hitvā gataḥ kiṃ kāmavihvalaḥ |
anyayā jñātayā sārddhamabhilāṣī bhavetkimu || 16 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.6.16 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 (4.6.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanketana, Katham, Katha, Hitva, Hitvan, Gat, Gata, Kim, Kama, Vihvala, Anya, Jnata, Arddha, Abhilashin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.6.16). 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: “saṃketanaṃ kathaṃ hitvā gataḥ kiṃ kāmavihvalaḥ ”
saṅketanam -
saṅketana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hitvā -
hitvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhā]

√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √hi]

hitvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gataḥ -
gat (noun, masculine)

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

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kāma -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vihvalaḥ -
vihvala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “anyayā jñātayā sārddhamabhilāṣī bhavetkimu ”
anyayā -
anyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
jñātayā -
jñātā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√jñā -> jñātā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √jñā class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √jñā class 9 verb]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ārddham -
ārddha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
abhilāṣī -
abhilāṣin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse bhavetkimu