Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.100.18 (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 18 contained in chapter 100 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.100.18

नापृष्टः कस्यचिद्ब्रूयान्न चान्यायेन पृच्छतः ।
जानन्नपि हि मेधावी जडवल्लोकमाचरेत् ॥ १८ ॥

nāpṛṣṭaḥ kasyacidbrūyānna cānyāyena pṛcchataḥ |
jānannapi hi medhāvī jaḍavallokamācaret || 18 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.100.18 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 (5.100.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nabh, Rishta, Kah, Kim, Cit, Aya, Pricchat, Janat, Api, Medhavin, Medhavi, Jada, Kama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.100.18). 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: “nāpṛṣṭaḥ kasyacidbrūyānna cānyāyena pṛcchataḥ
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ṛṣṭaḥ -
  • ṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • brūyān -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cānyā -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
  • ayena -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental 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]
  • Line 2: “jānannapi hi medhāvī jaḍavallokamācaret
  • jānann -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • medhāvī -
  • medhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    medhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    medhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jaḍa -
  • jaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vallo -
  • kamā -
  • kamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.100.18

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 5.100.18 in Bengali sript:
নাপৃষ্টঃ কস্যচিদ্ব্রূযান্ন চান্যাযেন পৃচ্ছতঃ ।
জানন্নপি হি মেধাবী জডবল্লোকমাচরেত্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.100.18 in Gujarati sript:
નાપૃષ્ટઃ કસ્યચિદ્બ્રૂયાન્ન ચાન્યાયેન પૃચ્છતઃ ।
જાનન્નપિ હિ મેધાવી જડવલ્લોકમાચરેત્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.100.18 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಪೃಷ್ಟಃ ಕಸ್ಯಚಿದ್ಬ್ರೂಯಾನ್ನ ಚಾನ್ಯಾಯೇನ ಪೃಚ್ಛತಃ ।
ಜಾನನ್ನಪಿ ಹಿ ಮೇಧಾವೀ ಜಡವಲ್ಲೋಕಮಾಚರೇತ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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