Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.36.44 (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 44 contained in chapter 36 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.36.44

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अंगस्य तनयो वेनः शिष्टाचारेण वर्तते ।
स वेनो ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठः क्षत्त्राचारपरोऽभवत् ॥ ४४ ॥

aṃgasya tanayo venaḥ śiṣṭācāreṇa vartate |
sa veno brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaḥ kṣattrācāraparo'bhavat || 44 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.36.44 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 (2.36.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anga, Tanaya, Vena, Shishtacara, Vartat, Brahmana, Shreshtha, Kshattri, Acara, Parah, Para, Paru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.36.44). 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: “aṃgasya tanayo venaḥ śiṣṭācāreṇa vartate ”
aṅgasya -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tanayo* -
tanaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
venaḥ -
vena (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śiṣṭācāreṇa -
śiṣṭācāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śiṣṭācāra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “sa veno brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaḥ kṣattrācāraparo'bhavat ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
veno* -
vena (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brāhmaṇa -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śreṣṭhaḥ -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣattrā -
kṣattṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
ācāra -
ācāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
paro' -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

paru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
abhavat -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]