Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.9.38 (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 38 contained in chapter 9 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.9.38

शेष उवाच ।
तान्समेतान्मुनीन्दृष्ट्वा रामो दाशरथिर्महान् ।
पप्रच्छ सर्वधर्मांश्च सर्ववर्णाश्रमोचितान् ॥ ३८ ॥

śeṣa uvāca |
tānsametānmunīndṛṣṭvā rāmo dāśarathirmahān |
papraccha sarvadharmāṃśca sarvavarṇāśramocitān || 38 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.9.38 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 (5.9.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shesha, Sheshas, Sameta, Muni, Rama, Dasharathi, Maha, Mahat, Sarvadharman, Sarvavarna, Ashrama, Ucita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.9.38). 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: “śeṣa uvāca
  • śeṣa* -
  • śeṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (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: “tānsametānmunīndṛṣṭvā rāmo dāśarathirmahān
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sametān -
  • sameta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    sameta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • munīn -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • rāmo* -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • dāśarathir -
  • dāśarathi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “papraccha sarvadharmāṃśca sarvavarṇāśramocitān
  • papraccha -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • sarvadharmā -
  • sarvadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • āṃś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvavarṇā -
  • sarvavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvavarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśramo -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucitān -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √uc class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.9.38

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 5.9.38 in Bengali sript:
শেষ উবাচ ।
তান্সমেতান্মুনীন্দৃষ্ট্বা রামো দাশরথির্মহান্ ।
পপ্রচ্ছ সর্বধর্মাংশ্চ সর্ববর্ণাশ্রমোচিতান্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 5.9.38 in Gujarati sript:
શેષ ઉવાચ ।
તાન્સમેતાન્મુનીન્દૃષ્ટ્વા રામો દાશરથિર્મહાન્ ।
પપ્રચ્છ સર્વધર્માંશ્ચ સર્વવર્ણાશ્રમોચિતાન્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.9.38 in Kannada sript:
ಶೇಷ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಾನ್ಸಮೇತಾನ್ಮುನೀನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ರಾಮೋ ದಾಶರಥಿರ್ಮಹಾನ್ ।
ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛ ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವವರ್ಣಾಶ್ರಮೋಚಿತಾನ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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