Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.59.166 (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 166 contained in chapter 59 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.59.166

ब्राह्मणो भूपपूज्यश्च क्षत्रियो लभते जयम् ।
वैश्याः शूद्रादयो वर्णाः सदैश्वर्यप्रपूरिताः ।
तस्यैव वरदा गौरी मातेव सुलभा भवेत् ॥ १६६ ॥

brāhmaṇo bhūpapūjyaśca kṣatriyo labhate jayam |
vaiśyāḥ śūdrādayo varṇāḥ sadaiśvaryaprapūritāḥ |
tasyaiva varadā gaurī māteva sulabhā bhavet || 166 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.59.166 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 (1.59.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Bhupa, Pujya, Kshatriya, Labhat, Jaya, Vaishya, Shudra, Aya, Ayas, Varna, Sada, Sad, Aishvarya, Prapurita, Tad, Tas, Varada, Gauri, Matri, Mata, Mati, Iva, Sulabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.59.166). 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: “brāhmaṇo bhūpapūjyaśca kṣatriyo labhate jayam
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūpa -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjyaś -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatriyo* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • jayam -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vaiśyāḥ śūdrādayo varṇāḥ sadaiśvaryaprapūritāḥ
  • vaiśyāḥ -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śūdrād -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayo* -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • varṇāḥ -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sadai -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aiśvarya -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prapūritāḥ -
  • prapūrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prapūritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “tasyaiva varadā gaurī māteva sulabhā bhavet
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • varadā* -
  • varada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gaurī -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • māte -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    māta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    māti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sulabhā* -
  • sulabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sulabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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 1.59.166

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 1.59.166 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণো ভূপপূজ্যশ্চ ক্ষত্রিযো লভতে জযম্ ।
বৈশ্যাঃ শূদ্রাদযো বর্ণাঃ সদৈশ্বর্যপ্রপূরিতাঃ ।
তস্যৈব বরদা গৌরী মাতেব সুলভা ভবেত্ ॥ ১৬৬ ॥

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 1.59.166 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણો ભૂપપૂજ્યશ્ચ ક્ષત્રિયો લભતે જયમ્ ।
વૈશ્યાઃ શૂદ્રાદયો વર્ણાઃ સદૈશ્વર્યપ્રપૂરિતાઃ ।
તસ્યૈવ વરદા ગૌરી માતેવ સુલભા ભવેત્ ॥ ૧૬૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.59.166 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ಭೂಪಪೂಜ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ಲಭತೇ ಜಯಮ್ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯಾಃ ಶೂದ್ರಾದಯೋ ವರ್ಣಾಃ ಸದೈಶ್ವರ್ಯಪ್ರಪೂರಿತಾಃ ।
ತಸ್ಯೈವ ವರದಾ ಗೌರೀ ಮಾತೇವ ಸುಲಭಾ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೧೬೬ ॥

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