Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.17.236 (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 236 contained in chapter 17 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.17.236

ब्राह्मणान्वाचयित्वा तु स्वस्त्या तु विधिवन्नृप ।
कृत्वा पुण्याहशब्दं च तद्रथं भ्रामयेत्पुरे ॥ २३६ ॥

brāhmaṇānvācayitvā tu svastyā tu vidhivannṛpa |
kṛtvā puṇyāhaśabdaṃ ca tadrathaṃ bhrāmayetpure || 236 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.17.236 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 (1.17.236). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Vacayitva, Svastya, Svasti, Vidhivat, Nripa, Kritva, Kritvan, Punyahashabda, Tad, Tat, Ratha, Pur, Pura, Puri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.17.236). 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: “brāhmaṇānvācayitvā tu svastyā tu vidhivannṛpa
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vācayitvā -
  • vac -> vācayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vācayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • svastyā -
  • svastyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    svastī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vidhivan -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtvā puṇyāhaśabdaṃ ca tadrathaṃ bhrāmayetpure
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyāhaśabdam -
  • puṇyāhaśabda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhrāmayet -
  • bhram (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • pure -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.17.236

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 1.17.236 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণান্বাচযিত্বা তু স্বস্ত্যা তু বিধিবন্নৃপ ।
কৃত্বা পুণ্যাহশব্দং চ তদ্রথং ভ্রামযেত্পুরে ॥ ২৩৬ ॥

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 1.17.236 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણાન્વાચયિત્વા તુ સ્વસ્ત્યા તુ વિધિવન્નૃપ ।
કૃત્વા પુણ્યાહશબ્દં ચ તદ્રથં ભ્રામયેત્પુરે ॥ ૨૩૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.17.236 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನ್ವಾಚಯಿತ್ವಾ ತು ಸ್ವಸ್ತ್ಯಾ ತು ವಿಧಿವನ್ನೃಪ ।
ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಹಶಬ್ದಂ ಚ ತದ್ರಥಂ ಭ್ರಾಮಯೇತ್ಪುರೇ ॥ ೨೩೬ ॥

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