Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.128.228 (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 228 contained in chapter 128 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.128.228

वेदो न वक्ति यं साक्षान्न च वाग्वेत्ति नो मनः ।
मद्विधस्तं कथं स्तौति भक्तिमान्वा कथं भवेत् ॥ २२८ ॥

vedo na vakti yaṃ sākṣānna ca vāgvetti no manaḥ |
madvidhastaṃ kathaṃ stauti bhaktimānvā kathaṃ bhavet || 228 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.128.228 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 (6.128.228). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veda, Vedas, Yah, Saksha, Vac, Asmad, Mana, Manas, Madvidha, Katham, Katha, Bhaktimat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.128.228). 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: “vedo na vakti yaṃ sākṣānna ca vāgvetti no manaḥ
  • vedo* -
  • vedas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vakti -
  • vakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sākṣānn -
  • sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāg -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vetti -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “madvidhastaṃ kathaṃ stauti bhaktimānvā kathaṃ bhavet
  • madvidhas -
  • madvidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • stauti -
  • stauti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    stu (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • bhaktimān -
  • bhaktimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (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 6.128.228

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 6.128.228 in Bengali sript:
বেদো ন বক্তি যং সাক্ষান্ন চ বাগ্বেত্তি নো মনঃ ।
মদ্বিধস্তং কথং স্তৌতি ভক্তিমান্বা কথং ভবেত্ ॥ ২২৮ ॥

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 6.128.228 in Gujarati sript:
વેદો ન વક્તિ યં સાક્ષાન્ન ચ વાગ્વેત્તિ નો મનઃ ।
મદ્વિધસ્તં કથં સ્તૌતિ ભક્તિમાન્વા કથં ભવેત્ ॥ ૨૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.128.228 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದೋ ನ ವಕ್ತಿ ಯಂ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾನ್ನ ಚ ವಾಗ್ವೇತ್ತಿ ನೋ ಮನಃ ।
ಮದ್ವಿಧಸ್ತಂ ಕಥಂ ಸ್ತೌತಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಮಾನ್ವಾ ಕಥಂ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೨೨೮ ॥

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