Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.59.157 (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 157 contained in chapter 59 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.59.157

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स भवेत्सर्वशास्त्रज्ञो द्विजो वेदविदां वरः ।
सर्वधर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञः स्मार्तः पौराणिको भवेत् ॥ १५७ ॥

sa bhavetsarvaśāstrajño dvijo vedavidāṃ varaḥ |
sarvadharmārthatattvajñaḥ smārtaḥ paurāṇiko bhavet || 157 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.59.157 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 (1.59.157). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvashastra, Jna, Dvija, Vedavid, Vedavida, Vara, Varas, Sarvadharman, Arthatattva, Smarta, Pauranika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.59.157). 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: “sa bhavetsarvaśāstrajño dvijo vedavidāṃ varaḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

[optative active third single]
sarvaśāstra -
sarvaśāstra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvaśāstra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jño* -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dvijo* -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vedavidām -
vedavid (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vedavid (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vedavidā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
varaḥ -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sarvadharmārthatattvajñaḥ smārtaḥ paurāṇiko bhavet ”
sarvadharmā -
sarvadharman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
arthatattva -
arthatattva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jñaḥ -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
smārtaḥ -
smārta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paurāṇiko* -
paurāṇika (noun, masculine)

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

[optative active third single]