Padma Purana [sanskrit]

462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305

The Padma-purana verse 1.1.40 (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 40 contained in chapter 1 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.1.40

पुरुषाय पुराणाय ब्रह्मवाक्यानुवर्तिने ।
मानवच्छद्मरूपाय विष्णवे शंसितात्मने ॥ ४० ॥

puruṣāya purāṇāya brahmavākyānuvartine |
mānavacchadmarūpāya viṣṇave śaṃsitātmane || 40 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.1.40 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 (1.1.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purusha, Purana, Brahmavac, Yat, Yah, Manavat, Chadman, Rupa, Vishnu, Shamsita, Mana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.1.40). 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: “puruṣāya purāṇāya brahmavākyānuvartine
  • puruṣāya -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • purāṇāya -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • brahmavāk -
  • brahmavāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yān -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uvar -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ṛti -
  • ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mānavacchadmarūpāya viṣṇave śaṃsitātmane
  • mānavac -
  • mānavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mānavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    man -> mānavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • chadma -
  • chadman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpāya -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • viṣṇave -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śaṃsitāt -
  • śaṃsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śaṃsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śaṃs -> śaṃsita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śaṃs]
    śaṃs -> śaṃsita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śaṃs]
    śaṃs -> śaṃsita (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √śaṃs]
    śaṃs -> śaṃsita (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śaṃs]
  • mane -
  • mana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.1.40

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 1.1.40 in Bengali sript:
পুরুষায পুরাণায ব্রহ্মবাক্যানুবর্তিনে ।
মানবচ্ছদ্মরূপায বিষ্ণবে শংসিতাত্মনে ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 1.1.40 in Gujarati sript:
પુરુષાય પુરાણાય બ્રહ્મવાક્યાનુવર્તિને ।
માનવચ્છદ્મરૂપાય વિષ્ણવે શંસિતાત્મને ॥ ૪૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.1.40 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರುಷಾಯ ಪುರಾಣಾಯ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಾಕ್ಯಾನುವರ್ತಿನೇ ।
ಮಾನವಚ್ಛದ್ಮರೂಪಾಯ ವಿಷ್ಣವೇ ಶಂಸಿತಾತ್ಮನೇ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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