Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.28.28 (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 28 contained in chapter 28 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.28.28

तिष्ठतीह द्विजश्रेष्ठ कुरु पुस्तकवाचनम् ।
यावत्संवत्सरं विप्र गृह्य वृत्तिं त्वनुत्तमाम् ॥ २८ ॥

tiṣṭhatīha dvijaśreṣṭha kuru pustakavācanam |
yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ vipra gṛhya vṛttiṃ tvanuttamām || 28 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.28.28 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 (6.28.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tishthat, Iha, Dvijashreshtha, Pustaka, Vacana, Yavat, Samvatsara, Vipra, Grihya, Vritti, Tva, Anuttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.28.28). 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: “tiṣṭhatīha dvijaśreṣṭha kuru pustakavācanam
  • tiṣṭhatī -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvijaśreṣṭha -
  • dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pustaka -
  • pustaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pustaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vācanam -
  • vācana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vācanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ vipra gṛhya vṛttiṃ tvanuttamām
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃvatsaram -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhya -
  • gṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anuttamām -
  • anuttamā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.28.28

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 6.28.28 in Bengali sript:
তিষ্ঠতীহ দ্বিজশ্রেষ্ঠ কুরু পুস্তকবাচনম্ ।
যাবত্সংবত্সরং বিপ্র গৃহ্য বৃত্তিং ত্বনুত্তমাম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 6.28.28 in Gujarati sript:
તિષ્ઠતીહ દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠ કુરુ પુસ્તકવાચનમ્ ।
યાવત્સંવત્સરં વિપ્ર ગૃહ્ય વૃત્તિં ત્વનુત્તમામ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.28.28 in Kannada sript:
ತಿಷ್ಠತೀಹ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕುರು ಪುಸ್ತಕವಾಚನಮ್ ।
ಯಾವತ್ಸಂವತ್ಸರಂ ವಿಪ್ರ ಗೃಹ್ಯ ವೃತ್ತಿಂ ತ್ವನುತ್ತಮಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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