Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.3.127 (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 127 contained in chapter 3 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.3.127

पुलस्त्य उवाच ।
सत्वाभिध्यायिनः पूर्वं सिसृक्षोर्ब्रह्मणः प्रजाः ।
अजायंत कुरुश्रेष्ठ सत्वोद्रिक्ता मुखात्प्रजाः ॥ १२७ ॥

pulastya uvāca |
satvābhidhyāyinaḥ pūrvaṃ sisṛkṣorbrahmaṇaḥ prajāḥ |
ajāyaṃta kuruśreṣṭha satvodriktā mukhātprajāḥ || 127 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.3.127 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 (1.3.127). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pulastya, Satvan, Abhidhyayin, Purvam, Purva, Sisrikshu, Brahman, Brahmana, Praja, Prajas, Kurushreshtha, Udrikta, Mukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.3.127). 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: “satvābhidhyāyinaḥ pūrvaṃ sisṛkṣorbrahmaṇaḥ prajāḥ
  • satvā -
  • satvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    satvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhidhyāyinaḥ -
  • abhidhyāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    abhidhyāyin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sisṛkṣor -
  • sisṛkṣu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sisṛkṣu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ajāyaṃta kuruśreṣṭha satvodriktā mukhātprajāḥ
  • ajāyanta -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • kuruśreṣṭha -
  • kuruśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satvo -
  • satvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    satvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • udriktā* -
  • udrikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    udriktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mukhāt -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.3.127

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 1.3.127 in Bengali sript:
পুলস্ত্য উবাচ ।
সত্বাভিধ্যাযিনঃ পূর্বং সিসৃক্ষোর্ব্রহ্মণঃ প্রজাঃ ।
অজাযংত কুরুশ্রেষ্ঠ সত্বোদ্রিক্তা মুখাত্প্রজাঃ ॥ ১২৭ ॥

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 1.3.127 in Gujarati sript:
પુલસ્ત્ય ઉવાચ ।
સત્વાભિધ્યાયિનઃ પૂર્વં સિસૃક્ષોર્બ્રહ્મણઃ પ્રજાઃ ।
અજાયંત કુરુશ્રેષ્ઠ સત્વોદ્રિક્તા મુખાત્પ્રજાઃ ॥ ૧૨૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.3.127 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಲಸ್ತ್ಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸತ್ವಾಭಿಧ್ಯಾಯಿನಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಸಿಸೃಕ್ಷೋರ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ।
ಅಜಾಯಂತ ಕುರುಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸತ್ವೋದ್ರಿಕ್ತಾ ಮುಖಾತ್ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ॥ ೧೨೭ ॥

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