Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 4.24.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 24 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.24.1

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शौनक उवाच ।
विदुषांवर तत्त्वज्ञ कथयस्व महामते ।
इदानीं मम दानानां माहात्म्यं क्रमतो मुने ॥ १ ॥

śaunaka uvāca |
viduṣāṃvara tattvajña kathayasva mahāmate |
idānīṃ mama dānānāṃ māhātmyaṃ kramato mune || 1 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.24.1 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 (4.24.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shaunaka, Vidusha, Vidus, Vidvas, Vara, Tattvajna, Mahamata, Mahamati, Idanim, Asmad, Dana, Mahatmya, Kramatah, Kramat, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.24.1). 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: “śaunaka uvāca ”
śaunaka* -
śaunaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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: “viduṣāṃvara tattvajña kathayasva mahāmate ”
viduṣāṃ -
viduṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

vidus (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vidus (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vidvas (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vidvas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tattvajña -
tattvajña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tattvajña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kathayasva -
√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative middle second single]
mahāmate -
mahāmata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahāmata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mahāmatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mahāmati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahāmati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “idānīṃ mama dānānāṃ māhātmyaṃ kramato mune ”
idānīm -
idānīm (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
dānānām -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
māhātmyam -
māhātmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kramato* -
kramataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kram -> kramat (participle, masculine)

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

√kram -> kramat (participle, neuter)

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

√kram (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
mune -
muni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[dative single]