Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.47.19 (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 19 contained in chapter 47 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.47.19

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पितरं मे उवाचाथ कस्मात्कन्या न दीयते ।
त्वं कस्मै सुद्विजायैव ब्राह्मणाय महात्मने ॥ १९ ॥

pitaraṃ me uvācātha kasmātkanyā na dīyate |
tvaṃ kasmai sudvijāyaiva brāhmaṇāya mahātmane || 19 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.47.19 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 (2.47.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitri, Asmad, Atha, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Kani, Kanya, Tva, Yushmad, Sudvija, Brahmana, Mahatman, Mahatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.47.19). 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: “pitaraṃ me uvācātha kasmātkanyā na dīyate ”
pitaram -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
uvācā -
√vac (verb class 2)

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

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kasmāt -
kasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
kanyā* -
kanī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kanyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dīyate -
√dā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dai (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√de (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
Line 2: “tvaṃ kasmai sudvijāyaiva brāhmaṇāya mahātmane ”
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
kasmai -
ka (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[dative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[dative single]
sudvijāyai -
sudvija (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sudvija (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

sudvijā (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
brāhmaṇāya -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
mahātmane -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

mahātmanā (noun, feminine)

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