Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.19.246 (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 246 contained in chapter 19 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.19.246

अर्थैश्वर्यविमूढो हि श्रेयसो भ्रश्यते द्विजः ।
अर्थसंपद्विमोहाय विमोहो नरकाय च ॥ २४६ ॥

arthaiśvaryavimūḍho hi śreyaso bhraśyate dvijaḥ |
arthasaṃpadvimohāya vimoho narakāya ca || 246 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.19.246 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 (1.19.246). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Aishvari, Aishvarya, Avimudha, Shreyas, Dvija, Sampad, Sampat, Vimoha, Naraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.19.246). 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: “arthaiśvaryavimūḍho hi śreyaso bhraśyate dvijaḥ
  • arthai -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiśvarya -
  • aiśvari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aiśvarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avimūḍho* -
  • avimūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śreyaso* -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhraśyate -
  • bhraṃś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bhraṃś (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    bhraś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bhraś (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “arthasaṃpadvimohāya vimoho narakāya ca
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sampad -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sampat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vimohāya -
  • vimoha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • vimoho* -
  • vimoha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narakāya -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.19.246

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 1.19.246 in Bengali sript:
অর্থৈশ্বর্যবিমূঢো হি শ্রেযসো ভ্রশ্যতে দ্বিজঃ ।
অর্থসংপদ্বিমোহায বিমোহো নরকায চ ॥ ২৪৬ ॥

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 1.19.246 in Gujarati sript:
અર્થૈશ્વર્યવિમૂઢો હિ શ્રેયસો ભ્રશ્યતે દ્વિજઃ ।
અર્થસંપદ્વિમોહાય વિમોહો નરકાય ચ ॥ ૨૪૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.19.246 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಥೈಶ್ವರ್ಯವಿಮೂಢೋ ಹಿ ಶ್ರೇಯಸೋ ಭ್ರಶ್ಯತೇ ದ್ವಿಜಃ ।
ಅರ್ಥಸಂಪದ್ವಿಮೋಹಾಯ ವಿಮೋಹೋ ನರಕಾಯ ಚ ॥ ೨೪೬ ॥

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