Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 4.7.5 (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 7 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.7.5

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केनैव तु विधानेन कर्त्तव्यं तद्व्रतं कदा ।
कस्माज्जाता च सा राधा तन्मे कथय मूलतः ॥ ५ ॥

kenaiva tu vidhānena karttavyaṃ tadvrataṃ kadā |
kasmājjātā ca sā rādhā tanme kathaya mūlataḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.7.5 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.7.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kena, Kah, Kim, Vidhana, Karttavya, Tadvrata, Kada, Radha, Mulatah, Mulat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.7.5). 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: “kenaiva tu vidhānena karttavyaṃ tadvrataṃ kadā ”
kenai -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vidhānena -
vidhāna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidhāna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
karttavyam -
karttavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karttavya (noun, neuter)

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

karttavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
tadvratam -
tadvrata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tadvrata (noun, neuter)

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

tadvratā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kasmājjātā ca sā rādhā tanme kathaya mūlataḥ ”
Cannot analyse kasmājjātā*ca
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
rādhā -
rādhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tanme -
kathaya -
√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single]
mūlataḥ -
mūlataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√mūl -> mūlat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √mūl class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mūl class 1 verb]

√mūl -> mūlat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mūl class 1 verb]

√mūl (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]