Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.94.88 (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 88 contained in chapter 94 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.94.88

प्रश्नं च यदि ते श्रद्धा पृच्छान्यत्कथयामि ते ।
ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
ये जीवा भुवि तिष्ठंति सर्वआहारमूलकाः ॥ ८८ ॥

praśnaṃ ca yadi te śraddhā pṛcchānyatkathayāmi te |
brāhmaṇa uvāca |
ye jīvā bhuvi tiṣṭhaṃti sarvaāhāramūlakāḥ || 88 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.94.88 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 (5.94.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prashna, Yadi, Yad, Tad, Yushmad, Shraddha, Priccha, Atka, Tha, Yami, Yamin, Brahmana, Yah, Yat, Jiva, Bhu, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Sarva, Ahara, Mulaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.94.88). 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: “praśnaṃ ca yadi te śraddhā pṛcchānyatkathayāmi te
  • praśnam -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śraddhā -
  • śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛcchānya -
  • pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • atka -
  • atka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmi -
  • yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇa uvāca
  • brāhmaṇa* -
  • brāhmaṇa (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 3: “ye jīvā bhuvi tiṣṭhaṃti sarvaāhāramūlakāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jīvā* -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • āhāra -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlakāḥ -
  • mūlaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.94.88

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 5.94.88 in Bengali sript:
প্রশ্নং চ যদি তে শ্রদ্ধা পৃচ্ছান্যত্কথযামি তে ।
ব্রাহ্মণ উবাচ ।
যে জীবা ভুবি তিষ্ঠংতি সর্বআহারমূলকাঃ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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 5.94.88 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રશ્નં ચ યદિ તે શ્રદ્ધા પૃચ્છાન્યત્કથયામિ તે ।
બ્રાહ્મણ ઉવાચ ।
યે જીવા ભુવિ તિષ્ઠંતિ સર્વઆહારમૂલકાઃ ॥ ૮૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.94.88 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಶ್ನಂ ಚ ಯದಿ ತೇ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾ ಪೃಚ್ಛಾನ್ಯತ್ಕಥಯಾಮಿ ತೇ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯೇ ಜೀವಾ ಭುವಿ ತಿಷ್ಠಂತಿ ಸರ್ವಆಹಾರಮೂಲಕಾಃ ॥ ೮೮ ॥

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