Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.16.12 (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 12 contained in chapter 16 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.16.12

स्वायंभुवादींश्च मनून्सावित्री समजीजनत् ।
धर्मपत्नीं तु तां ब्रह्मा पुत्रिणीं ब्रह्मणः प्रियः ॥ १२ ॥

svāyaṃbhuvādīṃśca manūnsāvitrī samajījanat |
dharmapatnīṃ tu tāṃ brahmā putriṇīṃ brahmaṇaḥ priyaḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.16.12 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 (1.16.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayambhuva, Manu, Savitri, Sama, Janat, Dharmapatni, Brahma, Putrini, Brahman, Brahmana, Pri, Priya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.16.12). 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: “svāyaṃbhuvādīṃśca manūnsāvitrī samajījanat
  • svāyambhuvād -
  • svāyambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svāyambhuva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īṃś -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manūn -
  • manu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sāvitrī -
  • sāvitrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sāvitri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janat -
  • janat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    janat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jan -> janat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “dharmapatnīṃ tu tāṃ brahmā putriṇīṃ brahmaṇaḥ priyaḥ
  • dharmapatnīm -
  • dharmapatnī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • putriṇīm -
  • putriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyaḥ -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.16.12

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 1.16.12 in Bengali sript:
স্বাযংভুবাদীংশ্চ মনূন্সাবিত্রী সমজীজনত্ ।
ধর্মপত্নীং তু তাং ব্রহ্মা পুত্রিণীং ব্রহ্মণঃ প্রিযঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 1.16.12 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાયંભુવાદીંશ્ચ મનૂન્સાવિત્રી સમજીજનત્ ।
ધર્મપત્નીં તુ તાં બ્રહ્મા પુત્રિણીં બ્રહ્મણઃ પ્રિયઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.16.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾಯಂಭುವಾದೀಂಶ್ಚ ಮನೂನ್ಸಾವಿತ್ರೀ ಸಮಜೀಜನತ್ ।
ಧರ್ಮಪತ್ನೀಂ ತು ತಾಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಪುತ್ರಿಣೀಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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