Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.34.4 (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 4 contained in chapter 34 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.34.4

पुलस्त्य उवाच ।
पूर्वमेव मया ख्यातं यदा स्वायंभुवो मनुः ।
सृष्ट्वा प्रजापतीन्सर्वानुक्तः सृष्टिं कुरुष्व वै ॥ ४ ॥

pulastya uvāca |
pūrvameva mayā khyātaṃ yadā svāyaṃbhuvo manuḥ |
sṛṣṭvā prajāpatīnsarvānuktaḥ sṛṣṭiṃ kuruṣva vai || 4 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.34.4 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 (1.34.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pulastya, Purvam, Purva, Eva, Maya, Asmad, Khyata, Yada, Yad, Svayambhuva, Svayambhu, Manu, Manus, Prajapati, Sarva, Ukta, Srishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.34.4). 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: “pulastya uvāca
  • pulastya* -
  • pulastya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “pūrvameva mayā khyātaṃ yadā svāyaṃbhuvo manuḥ
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • khyātam -
  • khyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • svāyambhuvo* -
  • svāyambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svāyambhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • manuḥ -
  • manus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sṛṣṭvā prajāpatīnsarvānuktaḥ sṛṣṭiṃ kuruṣva vai
  • sṛṣṭvā -
  • sṛj -> sṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛj]
  • prajāpatīn -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uktaḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • sṛṣṭim -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuruṣva -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.34.4

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 1.34.4 in Bengali sript:
পুলস্ত্য উবাচ ।
পূর্বমেব মযা খ্যাতং যদা স্বাযংভুবো মনুঃ ।
সৃষ্ট্বা প্রজাপতীন্সর্বানুক্তঃ সৃষ্টিং কুরুষ্ব বৈ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 1.34.4 in Gujarati sript:
પુલસ્ત્ય ઉવાચ ।
પૂર્વમેવ મયા ખ્યાતં યદા સ્વાયંભુવો મનુઃ ।
સૃષ્ટ્વા પ્રજાપતીન્સર્વાનુક્તઃ સૃષ્ટિં કુરુષ્વ વૈ ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.34.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಲಸ್ತ್ಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪೂರ್ವಮೇವ ಮಯಾ ಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಯದಾ ಸ್ವಾಯಂಭುವೋ ಮನುಃ ।
ಸೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೀನ್ಸರ್ವಾನುಕ್ತಃ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ಕುರುಷ್ವ ವೈ ॥ ೪ ॥

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