Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 3.31.202 (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 202 contained in chapter 31 of book 3 (स्वर्गखण्ड, svargakhaṇḍa).

Verse 3.31.202

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मतिमत्सु सुराः श्रेष्ठा नरेषु ब्रह्मजातयः ।
ब्राह्मणेषु च विद्वांसो विद्वत्सु कृतबुद्धयः ॥ २०२ ॥

matimatsu surāḥ śreṣṭhā nareṣu brahmajātayaḥ |
brāhmaṇeṣu ca vidvāṃso vidvatsu kṛtabuddhayaḥ || 202 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 3.31.202 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 (3.31.202). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matimat, Sura, Shreshtha, Nara, Brahmaja, Aya, Ayas, Brahmana, Vidvas, Kritabuddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 3.31.202). 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: “matimatsu surāḥ śreṣṭhā nareṣu brahmajātayaḥ ”
matimatsu -
matimat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

matimat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
surāḥ -
sura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

surā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śreṣṭhā* -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nareṣu -
nara (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

nara (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
brahmajāt -
brahmaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

brahmaja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayaḥ -
ayas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “brāhmaṇeṣu ca vidvāṃso vidvatsu kṛtabuddhayaḥ ”
brāhmaṇeṣu -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidvāṃso* -
vidvas (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
vidvatsu -
vidvas (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

vidvas (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
kṛtabuddhayaḥ -
kṛtabuddhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛtabuddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]