Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.129.243 (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 243 contained in chapter 129 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.129.243

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ब्रह्मापि नैव शक्नोति मन्ये वक्तुमपां गुणम् ।
गङ्गातोयं महादेवो धत्ते के कथमन्यथा ॥ २४३ ॥

brahmāpi naiva śaknoti manye vaktumapāṃ guṇam |
gaṅgātoyaṃ mahādevo dhatte ke kathamanyathā || 243 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.129.243 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.129.243). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Api, Naiva, Manya, Mani, Guna, Ganga, Toya, Mahadeva, Kah, Kim, Katham, Katha, Anyatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.129.243). 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: “brahmāpi naiva śaknoti manye vaktumapāṃ guṇam ”
brahmā -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śaknoti -
√śak (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
manye -
manya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

manya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

manyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

manī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√man (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive first single]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
apām -
ap (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ap (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√pā (verb class 1)

[aorist active first single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
guṇam -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “gaṅgātoyaṃ mahādevo dhatte ke kathamanyathā ”
gaṅgā -
gaṅgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
toyam -
toya (noun, neuter)

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

toyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mahādevo* -
mahādeva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhatte -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present middle third single]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
anyathā -
anyathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anyathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]