Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.62.37 (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 37 contained in chapter 62 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.62.37

समयाचारहीनस्य नास्ति गंगासमा गतिः ।
किं यज्ञैर्बहुवित्ताढ्यैः किं तपोभिः सुदुष्करैः ॥ ३७ ॥

samayācārahīnasya nāsti gaṃgāsamā gatiḥ |
kiṃ yajñairbahuvittāḍhyaiḥ kiṃ tapobhiḥ suduṣkaraiḥ || 37 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.62.37 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 (1.62.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samayacara, Hina, Nasti, Ganga, Asama, Gati, Kim, Yajna, Bahuvitta, Adhya, Tapas, Sudushkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.62.37). 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: “samayācārahīnasya nāsti gaṃgāsamā gatiḥ
  • samayācāra -
  • samayācāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīnasya -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 3 verb]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gaṅgā -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asamā* -
  • asama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gatiḥ -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ yajñairbahuvittāḍhyaiḥ kiṃ tapobhiḥ suduṣkaraiḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yajñair -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bahuvittā -
  • bahuvitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahuvitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āḍhyaiḥ -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tapobhiḥ -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • suduṣkaraiḥ -
  • suduṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    suduṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.62.37

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 1.62.37 in Bengali sript:
সমযাচারহীনস্য নাস্তি গংগাসমা গতিঃ ।
কিং যজ্ঞৈর্বহুবিত্তাঢ্যৈঃ কিং তপোভিঃ সুদুষ্করৈঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 1.62.37 in Gujarati sript:
સમયાચારહીનસ્ય નાસ્તિ ગંગાસમા ગતિઃ ।
કિં યજ્ઞૈર્બહુવિત્તાઢ્યૈઃ કિં તપોભિઃ સુદુષ્કરૈઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.62.37 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮಯಾಚಾರಹೀನಸ್ಯ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಗಂಗಾಸಮಾ ಗತಿಃ ।
ಕಿಂ ಯಜ್ಞೈರ್ಬಹುವಿತ್ತಾಢ್ಯೈಃ ಕಿಂ ತಪೋಭಿಃ ಸುದುಷ್ಕರೈಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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