Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.50.236 (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 236 contained in chapter 50 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.50.236

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किं कृत्वा च परं श्रेयो जन्मजन्मसु लभ्यते ।
पुत्रेण धीमता देव यत्नतो वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ २३६ ॥

kiṃ kṛtvā ca paraṃ śreyo janmajanmasu labhyate |
putreṇa dhīmatā deva yatnato vaktumarhasi || 236 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.50.236 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 (1.50.236). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Kritva, Kritvan, Param, Para, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Janmajanman, Putra, Dhimata, Deva, Yatnatah, Yatnata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.50.236). 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: “kiṃ kṛtvā ca paraṃ śreyo janmajanmasu labhyate ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śreyo* -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
janmajanmasu -
janmajanman (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
labhyate -
√labh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “putreṇa dhīmatā deva yatnato vaktumarhasi ”
putreṇa -
putra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
dhīmatā* -
dhīmatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

dhīmata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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]
yatnato* -
yatnataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatnata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaktum -
√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]

√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √vac]
arhasi -
√arh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]