Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.52.71 (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 71 contained in chapter 52 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.52.71

प्रव्रज्यागतिमाप्नोति मरणादात्मघातिनी ।
नरोत्तम उवाच ।
सर्वासामपि जातीनां ब्राह्मणः शस्य इष्यते ॥ ७१ ॥

pravrajyāgatimāpnoti maraṇādātmaghātinī |
narottama uvāca |
sarvāsāmapi jātīnāṃ brāhmaṇaḥ śasya iṣyate || 71 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.52.71 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 (1.52.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravrajya, Agati, Marana, Atmaghatin, Narottama, Sarva, Api, Jati, Brahmana, Shasya, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.52.71). 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: “pravrajyāgatimāpnoti maraṇādātmaghātinī
  • pravrajyā -
  • pravrajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravrajyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agatim -
  • agati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    agati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • maraṇād -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmaghātin -
  • ātmaghātin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “narottama uvāca
  • narottama* -
  • narottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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: “sarvāsāmapi jātīnāṃ brāhmaṇaḥ śasya iṣyate
  • sarvāsām -
  • sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jātīnām -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • brāhmaṇaḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śasya* -
  • śasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṃs -> śasya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.52.71

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 1.52.71 in Bengali sript:
প্রব্রজ্যাগতিমাপ্নোতি মরণাদাত্মঘাতিনী ।
নরোত্তম উবাচ ।
সর্বাসামপি জাতীনাং ব্রাহ্মণঃ শস্য ইষ্যতে ॥ ৭১ ॥

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 1.52.71 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રવ્રજ્યાગતિમાપ્નોતિ મરણાદાત્મઘાતિની ।
નરોત્તમ ઉવાચ ।
સર્વાસામપિ જાતીનાં બ્રાહ્મણઃ શસ્ય ઇષ્યતે ॥ ૭૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.52.71 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರವ್ರಜ್ಯಾಗತಿಮಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಮರಣಾದಾತ್ಮಘಾತಿನೀ ।
ನರೋತ್ತಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸರ್ವಾಸಾಮಪಿ ಜಾತೀನಾಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಶಸ್ಯ ಇಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೭೧ ॥

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