Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.50.159 (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 159 contained in chapter 50 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.50.159

कथयित्वा कथां पुण्यां लोकानामग्रतः सदा ।
स चैव नरशार्दूल मद्देहे प्रविलीयते ॥ १५९ ॥

kathayitvā kathāṃ puṇyāṃ lokānāmagrataḥ sadā |
sa caiva naraśārdūla maddehe pravilīyate || 159 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.50.159 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 (1.50.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katha, Punya, Loka, Agratah, Agratas, Sada, Sad, Narashardula, Maddeha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.50.159). 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: “kathayitvā kathāṃ puṇyāṃ lokānāmagrataḥ sadā
  • kathayitvā -
  • kath -> kathayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kath]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • puṇyām -
  • puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • lokānām -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • agrataḥ -
  • agrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa caiva naraśārdūla maddehe pravilīyate
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • naraśārdūla -
  • naraśārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maddehe -
  • maddeha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pravi -
  • pravi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • līyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.50.159

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 1.50.159 in Bengali sript:
কথযিত্বা কথাং পুণ্যাং লোকানামগ্রতঃ সদা ।
স চৈব নরশার্দূল মদ্দেহে প্রবিলীযতে ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

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 1.50.159 in Gujarati sript:
કથયિત્વા કથાં પુણ્યાં લોકાનામગ્રતઃ સદા ।
સ ચૈવ નરશાર્દૂલ મદ્દેહે પ્રવિલીયતે ॥ ૧૫૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.50.159 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಯಿತ್ವಾ ಕಥಾಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಂ ಲೋಕಾನಾಮಗ್ರತಃ ಸದಾ ।
ಸ ಚೈವ ನರಶಾರ್ದೂಲ ಮದ್ದೇಹೇ ಪ್ರವಿಲೀಯತೇ ॥ ೧೫೯ ॥

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