Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.48.17 (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 17 contained in chapter 48 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.48.17

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ब्राह्मणानां गवां ये तु द्रव्यं वृत्तं तथाल्पकम् ।
वृत्तिं वा गृह्णते मोहाल्लुंपंति स्वबलान्नराः ॥ १७ ॥

brāhmaṇānāṃ gavāṃ ye tu dravyaṃ vṛttaṃ tathālpakam |
vṛttiṃ vā gṛhṇate mohālluṃpaṃti svabalānnarāḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.48.17 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 (5.48.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Gava, Yah, Yat, Dravya, Dravi, Vritta, Tatha, Alpakam, Alpaka, Vritti, Var, Grihnat, Grihnata, Mohat, Moha, Lumpat, Lumpanti, Svabala, Ara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.48.17). 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: “brāhmaṇānāṃ gavāṃ ye tu dravyaṃ vṛttaṃ tathālpakam ”
brāhmaṇānām -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
gavām -
go (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gavā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dravyam -
dravya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dravya (noun, neuter)

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

dravyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dravī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vṛttam -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

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

vṛttā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alpakam -
alpakam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

alpaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alpaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “vṛttiṃ vā gṛhṇate mohālluṃpaṃti svabalānnarāḥ ”
vṛttim -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gṛhṇate -
gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gṛhṇatā (noun, feminine)

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

√grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √grah class 9 verb]
mohāl -
mohāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

moha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
lumpanti -
√lup -> lumpat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √lup class 6 verb]

√lup -> lumpantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √lup class 6 verb]

√lup (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
svabalānn -
svabala (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
arāḥ -
ara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

arā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]

√rās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]