Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.219.51 (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 51 contained in chapter 219 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.219.51

केन वर्णयितुं शक्यो महिमा पुष्करस्य वै ।
शक्रप्रस्थगतस्यास्य कोट्यंशो वर्णितो मया ॥ ५१ ॥

kena varṇayituṃ śakyo mahimā puṣkarasya vai |
śakraprasthagatasyāsya koṭyaṃśo varṇito mayā || 51 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.219.51 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 (6.219.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kena, Kah, Kim, Shakya, Mahima, Mahiman, Pushkara, Shakraprastha, Gata, Idam, Kotya, Sha, Shas, Varnita, Maya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.219.51). 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: “kena varṇayituṃ śakyo mahimā puṣkarasya vai
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • varṇayitum -
  • varṇ -> varṇayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √varṇ]
  • śakyo* -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • mahimā -
  • mahimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mahiman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣkarasya -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “śakraprasthagatasyāsya koṭyaṃśo varṇito mayā
  • śakraprastha -
  • śakraprastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatasyā -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • koṭyaṃ -
  • koṭya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
  • śo* -
  • śas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṇito* -
  • varṇita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.219.51

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 6.219.51 in Bengali sript:
কেন বর্ণযিতুং শক্যো মহিমা পুষ্করস্য বৈ ।
শক্রপ্রস্থগতস্যাস্য কোট্যংশো বর্ণিতো মযা ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 6.219.51 in Gujarati sript:
કેન વર્ણયિતું શક્યો મહિમા પુષ્કરસ્ય વૈ ।
શક્રપ્રસ્થગતસ્યાસ્ય કોટ્યંશો વર્ણિતો મયા ॥ ૫૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.219.51 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇನ ವರ್ಣಯಿತುಂ ಶಕ್ಯೋ ಮಹಿಮಾ ಪುಷ್ಕರಸ್ಯ ವೈ ।
ಶಕ್ರಪ್ರಸ್ಥಗತಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ಕೋಟ್ಯಂಶೋ ವರ್ಣಿತೋ ಮಯಾ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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