Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.204.79 (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 79 contained in chapter 204 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.204.79

वैश्य उवाच ।
वैश्योऽहं राक्षसश्रेष्ठ कान्यकुब्जे गृहं मम ।
तीर्थानि पर्यटन्निंद्रप्रस्थेऽहं समुपागतः ॥ ७९ ॥

vaiśya uvāca |
vaiśyo'haṃ rākṣasaśreṣṭha kānyakubje gṛhaṃ mama |
tīrthāni paryaṭanniṃdraprasthe'haṃ samupāgataḥ || 79 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.204.79 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 (6.204.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishya, Aha, Asmad, Rakshasa, Shreshtha, Kanyakubja, Grih, Tirtha, Samupagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.204.79). 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: “vaiśya uvāca
  • vaiśya* -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “vaiśyo'haṃ rākṣasaśreṣṭha kānyakubje gṛhaṃ mama
  • vaiśyo' -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • rākṣasa -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kānyakubje -
  • kānyakubja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kānyakubja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 3: “tīrthāni paryaṭanniṃdraprasthe'haṃ samupāgataḥ
  • tīrthāni -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse paryaṭannindraprasthe'ham*sa
  • samupāgataḥ -
  • samupāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.204.79

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 6.204.79 in Bengali sript:
বৈশ্য উবাচ ।
বৈশ্যোঽহং রাক্ষসশ্রেষ্ঠ কান্যকুব্জে গৃহং মম ।
তীর্থানি পর্যটন্নিংদ্রপ্রস্থেঽহং সমুপাগতঃ ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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 6.204.79 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશ્ય ઉવાચ ।
વૈશ્યોઽહં રાક્ષસશ્રેષ્ઠ કાન્યકુબ્જે ગૃહં મમ ।
તીર્થાનિ પર્યટન્નિંદ્રપ્રસ્થેઽહં સમુપાગતઃ ॥ ૭૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.204.79 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶ್ಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯೋಽಹಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕಾನ್ಯಕುಬ್ಜೇ ಗೃಹಂ ಮಮ ।
ತೀರ್ಥಾನಿ ಪರ್ಯಟನ್ನಿಂದ್ರಪ್ರಸ್ಥೇಽಹಂ ಸಮುಪಾಗತಃ ॥ ೭೯ ॥

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