Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.1.17 (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 17 contained in chapter 1 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.1.17

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लोकानां ब्राह्मणानां च क्षत्रियाणां विशेषतः ।
स्त्रीशूद्राणां विशेषेण पठितव्यं समाहितैः ॥ १७ ॥

lokānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ |
strīśūdrāṇāṃ viśeṣeṇa paṭhitavyaṃ samāhitaiḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.1.17 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.1.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Loka, Brahmana, Kshatriya, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Stri, Shudra, Vishesha, Pathitavya, Samahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.1.17). 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: “lokānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ ”
lokānām -
loka (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
brāhmaṇānām -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣatriyāṇām -
kṣatriya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kṣatriya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
viśeṣataḥ -
viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “strīśūdrāṇāṃ viśeṣeṇa paṭhitavyaṃ samāhitaiḥ ”
strī -
strī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
śūdrāṇām -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śūdrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
viśeṣeṇa -
viśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

viśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
paṭhitavyam -
paṭhitavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paṭhitavya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

paṭhitavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√paṭh -> paṭhitavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]

√paṭh -> paṭhitavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √paṭh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]
samāhitaiḥ -
samāhita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

samāhita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]