Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 4.26.18 (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 18 contained in chapter 26 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.26.18

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एकदा सुंदरो गेहं श्वपचस्तस्य छद्मना ।
प्राप्तो धृत्वा ब्राह्मणस्य रूपं वै तरुणः सुधीः ॥ १८ ॥

ekadā suṃdaro gehaṃ śvapacastasya chadmanā |
prāpto dhṛtvā brāhmaṇasya rūpaṃ vai taruṇaḥ sudhīḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.26.18 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 (4.26.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekada, Sundara, Geha, Shvapaca, Tad, Chadman, Prapta, Dhritva, Dhritvan, Brahmana, Rupa, Taruna, Taru, Sudhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.26.18). 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: “ekadā suṃdaro gehaṃ śvapacastasya chadmanā ”
ekadā -
ekadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sundaro* -
sundara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
geham -
geha (noun, neuter)

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

gehā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śvapacas -
śvapaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
chadmanā -
chadman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “prāpto dhṛtvā brāhmaṇasya rūpaṃ vai taruṇaḥ sudhīḥ ”
prāpto* -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhṛtvā -
dhṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhṛ]

dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)

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

[genitive single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
taruṇaḥ -
taruṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

taru (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sudhīḥ -
sudhī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

sudhī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]