Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.15.163 (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 163 contained in chapter 15 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.15.163

भीष्म उवाच ।
किं कुर्वाणो नरः कर्म ब्रह्मभक्तस्त्विहोच्यते ।
कीदृशा ब्रह्मभक्ताश्च स्मृता नॄणां वदस्व मे ॥ १६३ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
kiṃ kurvāṇo naraḥ karma brahmabhaktastvihocyate |
kīdṛśā brahmabhaktāśca smṛtā nṝṇāṃ vadasva me || 163 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.15.163 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 (1.15.163). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Kim, Kurvana, Nara, Nri, Karman, Brahma, Brahman, Bhaktri, Bhakta, Iha, Ucyat, Kidrisha, Smrita, Smrito, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.15.163). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (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: “kiṃ kurvāṇo naraḥ karma brahmabhaktastvihocyate
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvāṇo* -
  • kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhaktas -
  • bhaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • iho -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “kīdṛśā brahmabhaktāśca smṛtā nṝṇāṃ vadasva me
  • kīdṛśā* -
  • kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kīdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhaktāś -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smṛtā* -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • nṝṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vadasva -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.15.163

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 1.15.163 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
কিং কুর্বাণো নরঃ কর্ম ব্রহ্মভক্তস্ত্বিহোচ্যতে ।
কীদৃশা ব্রহ্মভক্তাশ্চ স্মৃতা নৄণাং বদস্ব মে ॥ ১৬৩ ॥

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 1.15.163 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
કિં કુર્વાણો નરઃ કર્મ બ્રહ્મભક્તસ્ત્વિહોચ્યતે ।
કીદૃશા બ્રહ્મભક્તાશ્ચ સ્મૃતા નૄણાં વદસ્વ મે ॥ ૧૬૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.15.163 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಂ ಕುರ್ವಾಣೋ ನರಃ ಕರ್ಮ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಭಕ್ತಸ್ತ್ವಿಹೋಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ಕೀದೃಶಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಭಕ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ನೄಣಾಂ ವದಸ್ವ ಮೇ ॥ ೧೬೩ ॥

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