Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 4.12.58 (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 58 contained in chapter 12 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.12.58

प्रोचतुर्वचनं विप्रा ब्राह्मणौ प्रियवादिनौ ।
अहो मुने जीवदानमावयोः सुकृतं किल ॥ ५८ ॥

procaturvacanaṃ viprā brāhmaṇau priyavādinau |
aho mune jīvadānamāvayoḥ sukṛtaṃ kila || 58 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.12.58 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 (4.12.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pra, Vacana, Vipra, Brahmana, Priyavadin, Ahan, Muni, Jivadana, Asmad, Sukrit, Sukrita, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.12.58). 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: “procaturvacanaṃ viprā brāhmaṇau priyavādinau
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ūcatur -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇau -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • priyavādinau -
  • priyavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “aho mune jīvadānamāvayoḥ sukṛtaṃ kila
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • jīvadānam -
  • jīvadāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āvayoḥ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • sukṛtam -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 4.12.58

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 4.12.58 in Bengali sript:
প্রোচতুর্বচনং বিপ্রা ব্রাহ্মণৌ প্রিযবাদিনৌ ।
অহো মুনে জীবদানমাবযোঃ সুকৃতং কিল ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 4.12.58 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રોચતુર્વચનં વિપ્રા બ્રાહ્મણૌ પ્રિયવાદિનૌ ।
અહો મુને જીવદાનમાવયોઃ સુકૃતં કિલ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 4.12.58 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರೋಚತುರ್ವಚನಂ ವಿಪ್ರಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೌ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದಿನೌ ।
ಅಹೋ ಮುನೇ ಜೀವದಾನಮಾವಯೋಃ ಸುಕೃತಂ ಕಿಲ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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