Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.1.16 (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 16 contained in chapter 1 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.1.16

सूत उवाच ।
इत्युक्त्वा तं मुनिवरं ध्यानस्तिमितलोचनः ।
ज्ञानेनालोकयांचक्रे कथां लोकोत्तरां शुभाम् ॥ १६ ॥

sūta uvāca |
ityuktvā taṃ munivaraṃ dhyānastimitalocanaḥ |
jñānenālokayāṃcakre kathāṃ lokottarāṃ śubhām || 16 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.1.16 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 (5.1.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Iti, Uktva, Tap, Munivara, Dhyanastimitalocana, Jnana, Aloka, Katha, Lokottara, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.1.16). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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: “ityuktvā taṃ munivaraṃ dhyānastimitalocanaḥ
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • munivaram -
  • munivara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dhyānastimitalocanaḥ -
  • dhyānastimitalocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “jñānenālokayāṃcakre kathāṃ lokottarāṃ śubhām
  • jñānenā -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • alokayā -
  • alokā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kre -
  • kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • lokottarām -
  • lokottarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubhām -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.1.16

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 5.1.16 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
ইত্যুক্ত্বা তং মুনিবরং ধ্যানস্তিমিতলোচনঃ ।
জ্ঞানেনালোকযাংচক্রে কথাং লোকোত্তরাং শুভাম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 5.1.16 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
ઇત્યુક્ત્વા તં મુનિવરં ધ્યાનસ્તિમિતલોચનઃ ।
જ્ઞાનેનાલોકયાંચક્રે કથાં લોકોત્તરાં શુભામ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.1.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಇತ್ಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ತಂ ಮುನಿವರಂ ಧ್ಯಾನಸ್ತಿಮಿತಲೋಚನಃ ।
ಜ್ಞಾನೇನಾಲೋಕಯಾಂಚಕ್ರೇ ಕಥಾಂ ಲೋಕೋತ್ತರಾಂ ಶುಭಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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