Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.104.20 (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 20 contained in chapter 104 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.104.20

अतः पृच्छ महाभाग पुराणाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।
श्रोतुकामा वयं प्राप्तास्त्वामद्य रघुनंदन ॥ २० ॥

ataḥ pṛccha mahābhāga purāṇākhyānamuttamam |
śrotukāmā vayaṃ prāptāstvāmadya raghunaṃdana || 20 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.104.20 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 (5.104.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atah, Priccha, Mahabhaga, Puranakhyana, Uttamam, Uttama, Kama, Vaya, Asmad, Prapta, Tva, Yushmad, Adya, Raghunandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.104.20). 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: “ataḥ pṛccha mahābhāga purāṇākhyānamuttamam
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pṛccha -
  • pṛccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahābhāga -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahābhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purāṇākhyānam -
  • purāṇākhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purāṇākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śrotukāmā vayaṃ prāptāstvāmadya raghunaṃdana
  • śrotu -
  • śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kāmā* -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • prāptās -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raghunandana -
  • raghunandana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.104.20

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 5.104.20 in Bengali sript:
অতঃ পৃচ্ছ মহাভাগ পুরাণাখ্যানমুত্তমম্ ।
শ্রোতুকামা বযং প্রাপ্তাস্ত্বামদ্য রঘুনংদন ॥ ২০ ॥

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 5.104.20 in Gujarati sript:
અતઃ પૃચ્છ મહાભાગ પુરાણાખ્યાનમુત્તમમ્ ।
શ્રોતુકામા વયં પ્રાપ્તાસ્ત્વામદ્ય રઘુનંદન ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.104.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅತಃ ಪೃಚ್ಛ ಮಹಾಭಾಗ ಪುರಾಣಾಖ್ಯಾನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಶ್ರೋತುಕಾಮಾ ವಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾಸ್ತ್ವಾಮದ್ಯ ರಘುನಂದನ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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