Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 4.12.14 (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 14 contained in chapter 12 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.12.14

नाम्ना दशपुरं विप्र प्रकीर्णं गुणिभिर्द्विजैः ।
यत्र नारीः सुकेशीश्च मृगशावक चक्षुषः ॥ १४ ॥

nāmnā daśapuraṃ vipra prakīrṇaṃ guṇibhirdvijaiḥ |
yatra nārīḥ sukeśīśca mṛgaśāvaka cakṣuṣaḥ || 14 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.12.14 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 (4.12.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Namna, Naman, Dashapura, Vipra, Prakirna, Gunin, Guni, Dvija, Yatra, Nari, Sukeshi, Mrigashavaka, Cakshusha, Cakshus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.12.14). 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: “nāmnā daśapuraṃ vipra prakīrṇaṃ guṇibhirdvijaiḥ
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • daśapuram -
  • daśapura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakīrṇam -
  • prakīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guṇibhir -
  • guṇin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    guṇin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    guṇī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dvijaiḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yatra nārīḥ sukeśīśca mṛgaśāvaka cakṣuṣaḥ
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nārīḥ -
  • nāri (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    nārī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sukeśīś -
  • sukeśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛgaśāvaka -
  • mṛgaśāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakṣuṣaḥ -
  • cakṣuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 4.12.14

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 4.12.14 in Bengali sript:
নাম্না দশপুরং বিপ্র প্রকীর্ণং গুণিভির্দ্বিজৈঃ ।
যত্র নারীঃ সুকেশীশ্চ মৃগশাবক চক্ষুষঃ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 4.12.14 in Gujarati sript:
નામ્ના દશપુરં વિપ્ર પ્રકીર્ણં ગુણિભિર્દ્વિજૈઃ ।
યત્ર નારીઃ સુકેશીશ્ચ મૃગશાવક ચક્ષુષઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 4.12.14 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಮ್ನಾ ದಶಪುರಂ ವಿಪ್ರ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣಂ ಗುಣಿಭಿರ್ದ್ವಿಜೈಃ ।
ಯತ್ರ ನಾರೀಃ ಸುಕೇಶೀಶ್ಚ ಮೃಗಶಾವಕ ಚಕ್ಷುಷಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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