Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 7.3.40 (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 40 contained in chapter 3 of book 7 (क्रियायोगसारखण्ड, kriyāyogasārakhaṇḍa).

Verse 7.3.40

राजोवाच ।
अत्यद्भुतं वचो गृध्र त्वत्तः श्रुतमिदं मया ।
एतयोः पूर्ववृत्तान्तो भवता ज्ञायते कथम् ॥ ४० ॥

rājovāca |
atyadbhutaṃ vaco gṛdhra tvattaḥ śrutamidaṃ mayā |
etayoḥ pūrvavṛttānto bhavatā jñāyate katham || 40 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 7.3.40 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 (7.3.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Rajan, Raj, Atyadbhuta, Vaca, Vacas, Gridhra, Yushmad, Tas, Shrut, Shruta, Idam, Maya, Asmad, Eta, Etad, Esha, Purvavritta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 7.3.40). 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: “rājovāca
  • rājo -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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: “atyadbhutaṃ vaco gṛdhra tvattaḥ śrutamidaṃ mayā
  • atyadbhutam -
  • atyadbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyadbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyadbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaco* -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛdhra -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “etayoḥ pūrvavṛttānto bhavatā jñāyate katham
  • etayoḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • pūrvavṛttān -
  • pūrvavṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jñāyate -
  • jñā (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present passive third 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 7.3.40

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 7.3.40 in Bengali sript:
রাজোবাচ ।
অত্যদ্ভুতং বচো গৃধ্র ত্বত্তঃ শ্রুতমিদং মযা ।
এতযোঃ পূর্ববৃত্তান্তো ভবতা জ্ঞাযতে কথম্ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 7.3.40 in Gujarati sript:
રાજોવાચ ।
અત્યદ્ભુતં વચો ગૃધ્ર ત્વત્તઃ શ્રુતમિદં મયા ।
એતયોઃ પૂર્વવૃત્તાન્તો ભવતા જ્ઞાયતે કથમ્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 7.3.40 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜೋವಾಚ ।
ಅತ್ಯದ್ಭುತಂ ವಚೋ ಗೃಧ್ರ ತ್ವತ್ತಃ ಶ್ರುತಮಿದಂ ಮಯಾ ।
ಏತಯೋಃ ಪೂರ್ವವೃತ್ತಾನ್ತೋ ಭವತಾ ಜ್ಞಾಯತೇ ಕಥಮ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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