Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 4.16.2 (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 2 contained in chapter 16 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.16.2

सूत उवाच ।
शृणु शौनक वक्ष्यामि शृण्वतां पापनाशनम् ।
येन विष्णोः कृपा स्याद्वै वृजिनक्षयकारिणी ॥ २ ॥

sūta uvāca |
śṛṇu śaunaka vakṣyāmi śṛṇvatāṃ pāpanāśanam |
yena viṣṇoḥ kṛpā syādvai vṛjinakṣayakāriṇī || 2 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.16.2 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 (4.16.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Shaunaka, Shrinvat, Papanashana, Yena, Yah, Yat, Vishnu, Krip, Kripa, Syat, Sya, Vrijina, Kshayakarini, Kshayakarin, Kshayakari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.16.2). 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]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ 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: “śṛṇu śaunaka vakṣyāmi śṛṇvatāṃ pāpanāśanam
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śaunaka -
  • śaunaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • śṛṇvatām -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
  • pāpanāśanam -
  • pāpanāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “yena viṣṇoḥ kṛpā syādvai vṛjinakṣayakāriṇī
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • viṣṇoḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛpā -
  • kṛp (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vṛjina -
  • vṛjina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛjina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣayakāriṇī -
  • kṣayakāriṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kṣayakāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṣayakārin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣayakārī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 4.16.2

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 4.16.2 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
শৃণু শৌনক বক্ষ্যামি শৃণ্বতাং পাপনাশনম্ ।
যেন বিষ্ণোঃ কৃপা স্যাদ্বৈ বৃজিনক্ষযকারিণী ॥ ২ ॥

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 4.16.2 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
શૃણુ શૌનક વક્ષ્યામિ શૃણ્વતાં પાપનાશનમ્ ।
યેન વિષ્ણોઃ કૃપા સ્યાદ્વૈ વૃજિનક્ષયકારિણી ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 4.16.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ಶೌನಕ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಶೃಣ್ವತಾಂ ಪಾಪನಾಶನಮ್ ।
ಯೇನ ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ ಕೃಪಾ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ವೈ ವೃಜಿನಕ್ಷಯಕಾರಿಣೀ ॥ ೨ ॥

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