Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.19.248 (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 248 contained in chapter 19 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.19.248

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प्रक्षालनाद्धि पंकस्य दूरादस्पर्शनं वरं ।
योर्थेन साध्यते धर्मः क्षयिष्णुः स प्रकीर्तितः ॥ २४८ ॥

prakṣālanāddhi paṃkasya dūrādasparśanaṃ varaṃ |
yorthena sādhyate dharmaḥ kṣayiṣṇuḥ sa prakīrtitaḥ || 248 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.19.248 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 (1.19.248). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prakshalana, Panka, Durat, Dura, Asparshana, Varam, Vara, Tha, Sadhyata, Sadhyat, Dharma, Kshayishnu, Prakirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.19.248). 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: “prakṣālanāddhi paṃkasya dūrādasparśanaṃ varaṃ ”
prakṣālanāddh -
prakṣālana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

prakṣālana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
paṅkasya -
paṅka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

paṅka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dūrād -
dūrāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
asparśanam -
asparśana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yorthena sādhyate dharmaḥ kṣayiṣṇuḥ sa prakīrtitaḥ ”
yor -
thena -
tha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sādhyate -
sādhyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√sādh -> sādhyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]

√sādh -> sādhyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]

√sādh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√sādh (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√sādh (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√sidh (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
dharmaḥ -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣayiṣṇuḥ -
kṣayiṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kṣayiṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prakīrtitaḥ -
prakīrtita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]