Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.21.9 (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 9 contained in chapter 21 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.21.9

नारदउवाच ।
कथं गंगा समानीता किं तपस्तेन वै कृतम् ।
तत्सर्वं मे समाचक्ष्व सुव्रतोऽसि दयानिधे ॥ ९ ॥

nāradauvāca |
kathaṃ gaṃgā samānītā kiṃ tapastena vai kṛtam |
tatsarvaṃ me samācakṣva suvrato'si dayānidhe || 9 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.21.9 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 (6.21.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narada, Katham, Katha, Ganga, Samanita, Kim, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Tad, Tena, Krit, Krita, Tat, Sarvam, Sarva, Asmad, Sama, Suvrata, Asi, Dayanidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.21.9). 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: “nāradauvāca
  • nāradau -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • auvā -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • aca -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ gaṃgā samānītā kiṃ tapastena vai kṛtam
  • 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]
  • gaṅgā -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samānītā -
  • samānītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tapas -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 3: “tatsarvaṃ me samācakṣva suvrato'si dayānidhe
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • acakṣva -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • suvrato' -
  • suvrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • dayānidhe -
  • dayānidhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.21.9

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 6.21.9 in Bengali sript:
নারদৌবাচ ।
কথং গংগা সমানীতা কিং তপস্তেন বৈ কৃতম্ ।
তত্সর্বং মে সমাচক্ষ্ব সুব্রতোঽসি দযানিধে ॥ ৯ ॥

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 6.21.9 in Gujarati sript:
નારદૌવાચ ।
કથં ગંગા સમાનીતા કિં તપસ્તેન વૈ કૃતમ્ ।
તત્સર્વં મે સમાચક્ષ્વ સુવ્રતોઽસિ દયાનિધે ॥ ૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.21.9 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರದೌವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಂ ಗಂಗಾ ಸಮಾನೀತಾ ಕಿಂ ತಪಸ್ತೇನ ವೈ ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ತತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ಮೇ ಸಮಾಚಕ್ಷ್ವ ಸುವ್ರತೋಽಸಿ ದಯಾನಿಧೇ ॥ ೯ ॥

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