Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.15.231 (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 231 contained in chapter 15 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.15.231

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सुरूपः सुभगः कांतः कीर्तिमान्भक्तिभावितः ।
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा वा क्षेत्रवासिनः ॥ २३१ ॥

surūpaḥ subhagaḥ kāṃtaḥ kīrtimānbhaktibhāvitaḥ |
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā vā kṣetravāsinaḥ || 231 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.15.231 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 (1.15.231). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Surupa, Subhaga, Kanta, Kirtimat, Bhavita, Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, Kshetra, Vasin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.15.231). 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: “surūpaḥ subhagaḥ kāṃtaḥ kīrtimānbhaktibhāvitaḥ ”
surūpaḥ -
surūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
subhagaḥ -
subhaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāntaḥ -
kānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
kīrtimān -
kīrtimat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhakti -
bhakti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhāvitaḥ -
bhāvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √bhū]
Line 2: “brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā vā kṣetravāsinaḥ ”
brāhmaṇāḥ -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kṣatriyā* -
kṣatriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vaiśyāḥ -
vaiśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vaiśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śūdrā* -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śūdrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kṣetra -
kṣetra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāsinaḥ -
vāsin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vāsin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]