Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.212.16 (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 16 contained in chapter 212 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.212.16

नारद उवाच ।
राजन्नाकर्ण्य विप्रोऽसौ द्विजश्रेयभृतो हरेः ।
वाक्यं प्रोवाच विप्राय श्रेष्ठं बदरिकाश्रमम् ॥ १६ ॥

nārada uvāca |
rājannākarṇya vipro'sau dvijaśreyabhṛto hareḥ |
vākyaṃ provāca viprāya śreṣṭhaṃ badarikāśramam || 16 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.212.16 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 (6.212.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narada, Rajanna, Akarnya, Vipra, Asi, Asu, Adah, Dvija, Shreya, Bhrit, Bhrita, Hari, Vakya, Pra, Shreshtha, Badarikashrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.212.16). 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: “nārada uvāca
  • nārada* -
  • nārada (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: “rājannākarṇya vipro'sau dvijaśreyabhṛto hareḥ
  • rājannā -
  • rājanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akarṇya -
  • akarṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vipro' -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreya -
  • śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
    śrā (verb class 2)
    [optative middle first single]
  • bhṛto* -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • hareḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • Line 3: “vākyaṃ provāca viprāya śreṣṭhaṃ badarikāśramam
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • viprāya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • badarikāśramam -
  • badarikāśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.212.16

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 6.212.16 in Bengali sript:
নারদ উবাচ ।
রাজন্নাকর্ণ্য বিপ্রোঽসৌ দ্বিজশ্রেযভৃতো হরেঃ ।
বাক্যং প্রোবাচ বিপ্রায শ্রেষ্ঠং বদরিকাশ্রমম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 6.212.16 in Gujarati sript:
નારદ ઉવાચ ।
રાજન્નાકર્ણ્ય વિપ્રોઽસૌ દ્વિજશ્રેયભૃતો હરેઃ ।
વાક્યં પ્રોવાચ વિપ્રાય શ્રેષ્ઠં બદરિકાશ્રમમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.212.16 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ರಾಜನ್ನಾಕರ್ಣ್ಯ ವಿಪ್ರೋಽಸೌ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಯಭೃತೋ ಹರೇಃ ।
ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರೋವಾಚ ವಿಪ್ರಾಯ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಬದರಿಕಾಶ್ರಮಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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