Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.21.121 (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 121 contained in chapter 21 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.21.121

अन्नं ब्रह्म यतः प्रोक्तमन्नं प्राणाः प्रकीर्तिताः ।
अन्नाद्भवंति भूतानि जगदन्नेन वर्धते ॥ १२१ ॥

annaṃ brahma yataḥ proktamannaṃ prāṇāḥ prakīrtitāḥ |
annādbhavaṃti bhūtāni jagadannena vardhate || 121 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.21.121 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 (1.21.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anna, Brahma, Brahman, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Prokta, Prana, Prakirtita, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bhuta, Bhutani, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.21.121). 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: “annaṃ brahma yataḥ proktamannaṃ prāṇāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
  • annam -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    annā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • annam -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    annā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāṇāḥ -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prakīrtitāḥ -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “annādbhavaṃti bhūtāni jagadannena vardhate
  • annād -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jagad -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • annena -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vardhate -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.21.121

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 1.21.121 in Bengali sript:
অন্নং ব্রহ্ম যতঃ প্রোক্তমন্নং প্রাণাঃ প্রকীর্তিতাঃ ।
অন্নাদ্ভবংতি ভূতানি জগদন্নেন বর্ধতে ॥ ১২১ ॥

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 1.21.121 in Gujarati sript:
અન્નં બ્રહ્મ યતઃ પ્રોક્તમન્નં પ્રાણાઃ પ્રકીર્તિતાઃ ।
અન્નાદ્ભવંતિ ભૂતાનિ જગદન્નેન વર્ધતે ॥ ૧૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.21.121 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ನಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಯತಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಮನ್ನಂ ಪ್ರಾಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಾಃ ।
ಅನ್ನಾದ್ಭವಂತಿ ಭೂತಾನಿ ಜಗದನ್ನೇನ ವರ್ಧತೇ ॥ ೧೨೧ ॥

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