Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.48.167 (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 167 contained in chapter 48 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.48.167

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ब्रूहि तत्त्वं गुरुश्रेष्ठ परमेष्ठिन्प्रियं यदि ।
ब्रह्मोवाच ।
श्वेतां गां ब्राह्मणे दत्वा मानवश्चेश्वरो भवेत् ॥ १६७ ॥

brūhi tattvaṃ guruśreṣṭha parameṣṭhinpriyaṃ yadi |
brahmovāca |
śvetāṃ gāṃ brāhmaṇe datvā mānavaśceśvaro bhavet || 167 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.48.167 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 (1.48.167). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tattva, Guru, Shreshtha, Parameshthin, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Yadi, Yad, Brahma, Brahman, Shveta, Brahmana, Dad, Var, Manava, Ishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.48.167). 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: “brūhi tattvaṃ guruśreṣṭha parameṣṭhinpriyaṃ yadi ”
brūhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

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

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
guru -
guru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

guru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

gurū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

gurū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

gurū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śreṣṭha -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parameṣṭhin -
parameṣṭhin (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

parameṣṭhin (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “brahmovāca ”
brahmo -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 3: “śvetāṃ gāṃ brāhmaṇe datvā mānavaśceśvaro bhavet ”
śvetām -
śvetā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gām -
gā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

go (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[injunctive active first single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active first single]
brāhmaṇe -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dat -
dad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

dad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

dat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mānavaś -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ce -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iśvaro* -
iśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.48.167

Padma Purana (In Six Volumes)
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2007)

Sanskrit Text Only

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Padma Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

Set of 7 Volumes

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Preview of verse 1.48.167 in Bengali sript:
ব্রূহি তত্ত্বং গুরুশ্রেষ্ঠ পরমেষ্ঠিন্প্রিযং যদি ।
ব্রহ্মোবাচ ।
শ্বেতাং গাং ব্রাহ্মণে দত্বা মানবশ্চেশ্বরো ভবেত্ ॥ ১৬৭ ॥

Sri Padma Purana (Tamil)
by Azhwargal Aaivu Maiyam, Chennai (2015)

Translated by S. Jagatrakshgan

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Padma Purana in Gujarati
by Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat (0)

[પદમ પુરણ:]

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Preview of verse 1.48.167 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રૂહિ તત્ત્વં ગુરુશ્રેષ્ઠ પરમેષ્ઠિન્પ્રિયં યદિ ।
બ્રહ્મોવાચ ।
શ્વેતાં ગાં બ્રાહ્મણે દત્વા માનવશ્ચેશ્વરો ભવેત્ ॥ ૧૬૭ ॥

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.48.167 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ತತ್ತ್ವಂ ಗುರುಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಪರಮೇಷ್ಠಿನ್ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಯದಿ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ಶ್ವೇತಾಂ ಗಾಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇ ದತ್ವಾ ಮಾನವಶ್ಚೇಶ್ವರೋ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೧೬೭ ॥

Last Updated: 12 November, 2020