Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.39.24 (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 24 contained in chapter 39 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.39.24

स्त्रिय ऊचुः ।
कांतकोयं महानर्वास्वर्णपत्रैकशोभितः ।
कस्य वा भाति शोभाढ्यो गृहाण स्वबलादिमम् ॥ २४ ॥

striya ūcuḥ |
kāṃtakoyaṃ mahānarvāsvarṇapatraikaśobhitaḥ |
kasya vā bhāti śobhāḍhyo gṛhāṇa svabalādimam || 24 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.39.24 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 (5.39.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stri, Kantaka, Yah, Mahana, Asva, Rina, Patra, Ekashah, Bhit, Kah, Kim, Var, Shobhadhya, Svabala, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.39.24). 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: “striya ūcuḥ
  • striya* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “kāṃtakoyaṃ mahānarvāsvarṇapatraikaśobhitaḥ
  • kāntako -
  • kāntaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahāna -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rvā -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āsvar -
  • āsva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patrai -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ekaśo -
  • ekaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhitaḥ -
  • bhit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “kasya bhāti śobhāḍhyo gṛhāṇa svabalādimam
  • kasya -
  • 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]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāti -
  • bhāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śobhāḍhyo* -
  • śobhāḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhāṇa -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svabalād -
  • svabala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svabala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.39.24

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 5.39.24 in Bengali sript:
স্ত্রিয ঊচুঃ ।
কাংতকোযং মহানর্বাস্বর্ণপত্রৈকশোভিতঃ ।
কস্য বা ভাতি শোভাঢ্যো গৃহাণ স্ববলাদিমম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 5.39.24 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રિય ઊચુઃ ।
કાંતકોયં મહાનર્વાસ્વર્ણપત્રૈકશોભિતઃ ।
કસ્ય વા ભાતિ શોભાઢ્યો ગૃહાણ સ્વબલાદિમમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.39.24 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಕಾಂತಕೋಯಂ ಮಹಾನರ್ವಾಸ್ವರ್ಣಪತ್ರೈಕಶೋಭಿತಃ ।
ಕಸ್ಯ ವಾ ಭಾತಿ ಶೋಭಾಢ್ಯೋ ಗೃಹಾಣ ಸ್ವಬಲಾದಿಮಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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