Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.35.16 (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 35 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.35.16

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राजोवाच ।
मंत्रिन्कथय कस्यायमाश्रमः पुण्यदर्शनः ।
विचारचतुरश्रेष्ठ वदैतन्मम पृच्छतः ॥ १६ ॥

rājovāca |
maṃtrinkathaya kasyāyamāśramaḥ puṇyadarśanaḥ |
vicāracaturaśreṣṭha vadaitanmama pṛcchataḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.35.16 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:
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 (5.35.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Rajan, Raj, Mantrin, Kah, Kim, Ayama, Ashrama, Punyadarshana, Vicara, Caturashri, Tha, Pricchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.35.16). 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: “rājovāca ”
rājo -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second 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: “maṃtrinkathaya kasyāyamāśramaḥ puṇyadarśanaḥ ”
mantrin -
mantrin (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mantrin (noun, neuter)

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

[imperative active second single]
kasyā -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
āyamā -
āyama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āyama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aśramaḥ -
aśrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puṇyadarśanaḥ -
puṇyadarśana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “vicāracaturaśreṣṭha vadaitanmama pṛcchataḥ ”
vicāra -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
caturaśreṣ -
caturaśri (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

caturaśri (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ṭha -
ṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadai -
√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative middle first single]
tanmam -
tanman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛcchataḥ -
√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [ablative single from √praś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √praś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]

pṛcchat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pṛcchat (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pṛcchat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√praś (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]