Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.1.52 (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 52 contained in chapter 1 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.1.52

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रामगयाया माहात्म्यं तथा प्रेतशिलाभवम् ।
ब्रह्मणश्च तथाख्यानं शिलाख्यानं वदाम्यहम् ॥ ५२ ॥

rāmagayāyā māhātmyaṃ tathā pretaśilābhavam |
brahmaṇaśca tathākhyānaṃ śilākhyānaṃ vadāmyaham || 52 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.1.52 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 (6.1.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rama, Gaya, Mahatmya, Tatha, Pretashila, Abhava, Brahman, Brahmana, Akhyana, Shila, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.1.52). 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: “rāmagayāyā māhātmyaṃ tathā pretaśilābhavam ”
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
gayāyā* -
gayā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
māhātmyam -
māhātmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pretaśilā -
pretaśilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhavam -
abhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “brahmaṇaśca tathākhyānaṃ śilākhyānaṃ vadāmyaham ”
brahmaṇaś -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākhyānam -
ākhyāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śilā -
śila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ākhyānam -
ākhyāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vadāmya -
√vad (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]