Padma Purana [sanskrit]

462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305

The Padma-purana verse 4.11.16 (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 11 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.11.16

वृद्धोवाच ।
शृणु पोष्ये महाराज पत्न्या दंडकरे यदा ।
श्रोतुं कौतूहलं तेऽस्ति मदागमनकारणम् ॥ १६ ॥

vṛddhovāca |
śṛṇu poṣye mahārāja patnyā daṃḍakare yadā |
śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ te'sti madāgamanakāraṇam || 16 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.11.16 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 (4.11.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vriddha, Poshya, Maharaja, Maharajan, Patni, Dandakara, Yada, Yad, Shrotu, Kautuhala, Tad, Yushmad, Asti, Mada, Agamanakarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.11.16). 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: “vṛddhovāca
  • vṛddho -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 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: “śṛṇu poṣye mahārāja patnyā daṃḍakare yadā
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • poṣye -
  • poṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    poṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    poṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [locative single from √puṣ]
    puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ], [vocative dual from √puṣ], [accusative dual from √puṣ], [locative single from √puṣ]
    puṣ -> poṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ], [vocative single from √puṣ], [vocative dual from √puṣ], [accusative dual from √puṣ]
    puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √puṣ]
    puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ], [vocative dual from √puṣ], [accusative dual from √puṣ], [locative single from √puṣ]
    puṣ -> poṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ], [vocative single from √puṣ], [vocative dual from √puṣ], [accusative dual from √puṣ]
    puṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • patnyā* -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • daṇḍakare -
  • daṇḍakara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daṇḍakara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ te'sti madāgamanakāraṇam
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kautūhalam -
  • kautūhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • madā -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āgamanakāraṇam -
  • āgamanakāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āgamanakāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 4.11.16

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 4.11.16 in Bengali sript:
বৃদ্ধোবাচ ।
শৃণু পোষ্যে মহারাজ পত্ন্যা দংডকরে যদা ।
শ্রোতুং কৌতূহলং তেঽস্তি মদাগমনকারণম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 4.11.16 in Gujarati sript:
વૃદ્ધોવાચ ।
શૃણુ પોષ્યે મહારાજ પત્ન્યા દંડકરે યદા ।
શ્રોતું કૌતૂહલં તેઽસ્તિ મદાગમનકારણમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 4.11.16 in Kannada sript:
ವೃದ್ಧೋವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ಪೋಷ್ಯೇ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಪತ್ನ್ಯಾ ದಂಡಕರೇ ಯದಾ ।
ಶ್ರೋತುಂ ಕೌತೂಹಲಂ ತೇಽಸ್ತಿ ಮದಾಗಮನಕಾರಣಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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