Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.72.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 72 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.72.1

श्रीमहादेव उवाच ।
ब्राह्मणा वा क्षत्रिया वा वैश्या वा गिरिकन्यके ।
शूद्रा वाथ विशेषेण पठंत्यनुदिनं यदि ॥ १ ॥

śrīmahādeva uvāca |
brāhmaṇā vā kṣatriyā vā vaiśyā vā girikanyake |
śūdrā vātha viśeṣeṇa paṭhaṃtyanudinaṃ yadi || 1 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.72.1 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 (6.72.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shriman, Hadi, Hada, Brahmana, Kshatriya, Var, Vaishya, Girikanyaka, Shudra, Vishesha, Pathat, Pathanti, Anudinam, Yadi, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.72.1). 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: “śrīmahādeva uvāca
  • śrīma -
  • śrīman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrīman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hāde -
  • hāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    hāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hādi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva* -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • 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: “brāhmaṇā kṣatriyā vaiśyā girikanyake
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣatriyā* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaiśyā* -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • girikanyake -
  • girikanyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “śūdrā vātha viśeṣeṇa paṭhaṃtyanudinaṃ yadi
  • śūdrā* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • viśeṣeṇa -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • paṭhantya -
  • paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paṭh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √paṭh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb]
    paṭh -> paṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]
    paṭh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • anudinam -
  • anudinam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.72.1

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 6.72.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীমহাদেব উবাচ ।
ব্রাহ্মণা বা ক্ষত্রিযা বা বৈশ্যা বা গিরিকন্যকে ।
শূদ্রা বাথ বিশেষেণ পঠংত্যনুদিনং যদি ॥ ১ ॥

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 6.72.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીમહાદેવ ઉવાચ ।
બ્રાહ્મણા વા ક્ષત્રિયા વા વૈશ્યા વા ગિરિકન્યકે ।
શૂદ્રા વાથ વિશેષેણ પઠંત્યનુદિનં યદિ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.72.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾದೇವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ವಾ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾ ವಾ ವೈಶ್ಯಾ ವಾ ಗಿರಿಕನ್ಯಕೇ ।
ಶೂದ್ರಾ ವಾಥ ವಿಶೇಷೇಣ ಪಠಂತ್ಯನುದಿನಂ ಯದಿ ॥ ೧ ॥

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