Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.23.136 (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 136 contained in chapter 23 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.23.136

स्वधर्मोयं यतो भाव्यो वेश्यानामिह सर्वदा ।
शय्यया त्यज्यते देव न कदाचिद्यथा भवान् ॥ १३६ ॥

svadharmoyaṃ yato bhāvyo veśyānāmiha sarvadā |
śayyayā tyajyate deva na kadācidyathā bhavān || 136 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.23.136 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 (1.23.136). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svadharma, Yah, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Bhavya, Bhavi, Veshya, Iha, Sarvada, Shayya, Deva, Kadacit, Yatha, Bhava, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.23.136). 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: “svadharmoyaṃ yato bhāvyo veśyānāmiha sarvadā
  • svadharmo -
  • svadharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yato* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • bhāvyo* -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • veśyānām -
  • veśya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    veśya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarvadā -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śayyayā tyajyate deva na kadācidyathā bhavān
  • śayyayā -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tyajyate -
  • tyaj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.23.136

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 1.23.136 in Bengali sript:
স্বধর্মোযং যতো ভাব্যো বেশ্যানামিহ সর্বদা ।
শয্যযা ত্যজ্যতে দেব ন কদাচিদ্যথা ভবান্ ॥ ১৩৬ ॥

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 1.23.136 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વધર્મોયં યતો ભાવ્યો વેશ્યાનામિહ સર્વદા ।
શય્યયા ત્યજ્યતે દેવ ન કદાચિદ્યથા ભવાન્ ॥ ૧૩૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.23.136 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮೋಯಂ ಯತೋ ಭಾವ್ಯೋ ವೇಶ್ಯಾನಾಮಿಹ ಸರ್ವದಾ ।
ಶಯ್ಯಯಾ ತ್ಯಜ್ಯತೇ ದೇವ ನ ಕದಾಚಿದ್ಯಥಾ ಭವಾನ್ ॥ ೧೩೬ ॥

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