Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.36.24 (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 24 contained in chapter 36 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.36.24

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सुरा हि कथयंति त्वां शूद्रघातिनमागतं ।
ब्राह्मणस्य च धर्मेण त्वया वै जीवितः सुतः ॥ २४ ॥

surā hi kathayaṃti tvāṃ śūdraghātinamāgataṃ |
brāhmaṇasya ca dharmeṇa tvayā vai jīvitaḥ sutaḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.36.24 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 (1.36.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sura, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Tva, Yushmad, Shudra, Ghatin, Agata, Brahmana, Dharmena, Dharma, Jivita, Sut, Suta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.36.24). 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: “surā hi kathayaṃti tvāṃ śūdraghātinamāgataṃ ”
surā* -
sura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

surā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kathayanti -
√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
śūdra -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghātinam -
ghātin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
āgatam -
āgata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āgata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

āgatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ag (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second dual]
Line 2: “brāhmaṇasya ca dharmeṇa tvayā vai jīvitaḥ sutaḥ ”
brāhmaṇasya -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmeṇa -
dharmeṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dharma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
jīvitaḥ -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
sutaḥ -
sut (noun, masculine)

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

sut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]