Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.19.315 (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 315 contained in chapter 19 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.19.315

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श्रुतस्य हि दमो मूलं दमो धर्मः सनातनः ।
यो ह्यात्मनस्तुलयते सुवर्णं तुलया दमम् ॥ ३१५ ॥

śrutasya hi damo mūlaṃ damo dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ |
yo hyātmanastulayate suvarṇaṃ tulayā damam || 315 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.19.315 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 (1.19.315). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shruta, Dama, Mula, Dharma, Sanatana, Yah, Atman, Tulayat, Suvarna, Tula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.19.315). 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: “śrutasya hi damo mūlaṃ damo dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ”
śrutasya -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √śru class 5 verb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
damo* -
dama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
damo* -
dama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dharmaḥ -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sanātanaḥ -
sanātana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yo hyātmanastulayate suvarṇaṃ tulayā damam ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ātmanas -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
tulayate -
√tul -> tulayat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √tul class 10 verb]

√tul -> tulayat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √tul class 10 verb]

√tul (verb class 10)

[present middle third single]
suvarṇam -
suvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

suvarṇa (noun, neuter)

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

suvarṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tulayā -
tulā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
damam -
dama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dama (noun, neuter)

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

damā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]