Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.45.4 (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 4 contained in chapter 45 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.45.4

वृतः शमदमाभ्यां च ब्रह्मचर्येण चैव हि ।
ब्रह्मा प्रीतोऽभवत्तस्य तपसा नियमेन च ॥ ४ ॥

vṛtaḥ śamadamābhyāṃ ca brahmacaryeṇa caiva hi |
brahmā prīto'bhavattasya tapasā niyamena ca || 4 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.45.4 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 (1.45.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrit, Vrita, Shamadama, Brahmacarya, Brahma, Prita, Pritu, Tad, Tapasa, Niyama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.45.4). 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: “vṛtaḥ śamadamābhyāṃ ca brahmacaryeṇa caiva hi
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • śamadamābhyām -
  • śamadama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    śamadama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmacaryeṇa -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “brahmā prīto'bhavattasya tapasā niyamena ca
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prīto' -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prītu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tapasā* -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • niyamena -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.45.4

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 1.45.4 in Bengali sript:
বৃতঃ শমদমাভ্যাং চ ব্রহ্মচর্যেণ চৈব হি ।
ব্রহ্মা প্রীতোঽভবত্তস্য তপসা নিযমেন চ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 1.45.4 in Gujarati sript:
વૃતઃ શમદમાભ્યાં ચ બ્રહ્મચર્યેણ ચૈવ હિ ।
બ્રહ્મા પ્રીતોઽભવત્તસ્ય તપસા નિયમેન ચ ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.45.4 in Kannada sript:
ವೃತಃ ಶಮದಮಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯೇಣ ಚೈವ ಹಿ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಪ್ರೀತೋಽಭವತ್ತಸ್ಯ ತಪಸಾ ನಿಯಮೇನ ಚ ॥ ೪ ॥

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