Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.1.46 (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 46 contained in chapter 1 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.1.46

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सात्विकाः सत्त्वसंपन्ना राजसाः कामुकाः स्मृताः ।
तामसा अधमाः प्रोक्ता वैष्णवानां तु लक्षणम् ॥ ४६ ॥

sātvikāḥ sattvasaṃpannā rājasāḥ kāmukāḥ smṛtāḥ |
tāmasā adhamāḥ proktā vaiṣṇavānāṃ tu lakṣaṇam || 46 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.1.46 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 (6.1.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satvika, Sattvasampanna, Rajasa, Kamuka, Smrita, Smrito, Tamasa, Adhama, Prokta, Vaishnava, Lakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.1.46). 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: “sātvikāḥ sattvasaṃpannā rājasāḥ kāmukāḥ smṛtāḥ ”
sātvikāḥ -
sātvika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sattvasampannā* -
sattvasampanna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sattvasampannā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rājasāḥ -
rājasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kāmukāḥ -
kāmuka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kāmukā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
smṛtāḥ -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

smṛto (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Line 2: “tāmasā adhamāḥ proktā vaiṣṇavānāṃ tu lakṣaṇam ”
tāmasā* -
tāmasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
adhamāḥ -
adhama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

adhamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
proktā* -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

proktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vaiṣṇavānām -
vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
lakṣaṇam -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]