Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.37.23 (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 23 contained in chapter 37 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.37.23

वेदविद्ब्राह्मणो यस्तु नर्त्तनेन विशेषतः ।
उपहासपरः प्राप्तः स वै चांडाल उच्यते ॥ २३ ॥

vedavidbrāhmaṇo yastu narttanena viśeṣataḥ |
upahāsaparaḥ prāptaḥ sa vai cāṃḍāla ucyate || 23 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.37.23 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 (6.37.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vedavid, Brahmana, Yah, Narttana, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Upahasa, Parah, Para, Prapta, Candala, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.37.23). 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: “vedavidbrāhmaṇo yastu narttanena viśeṣataḥ
  • vedavid -
  • vedavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vedavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • narttanena -
  • narttana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    narttana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “upahāsaparaḥ prāptaḥ sa vai cāṃḍāla ucyate
  • upahāsa -
  • upahāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paraḥ -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāptaḥ -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • cāṇḍāla* -
  • cāṇḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.37.23

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 6.37.23 in Bengali sript:
বেদবিদ্ব্রাহ্মণো যস্তু নর্ত্তনেন বিশেষতঃ ।
উপহাসপরঃ প্রাপ্তঃ স বৈ চাংডাল উচ্যতে ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 6.37.23 in Gujarati sript:
વેદવિદ્બ્રાહ્મણો યસ્તુ નર્ત્તનેન વિશેષતઃ ।
ઉપહાસપરઃ પ્રાપ્તઃ સ વૈ ચાંડાલ ઉચ્યતે ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.37.23 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದವಿದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ಯಸ್ತು ನರ್ತ್ತನೇನ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ।
ಉಪಹಾಸಪರಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಃ ಸ ವೈ ಚಾಂಡಾಲ ಉಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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