Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.12.127 (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 127 contained in chapter 12 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.12.127

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यदा राजा हरिश्चंद्रो विश्वामित्रेण कर्षितः ।
तदा चांडालतां प्राप्तः स हि धर्मो महामतिः ॥ १२७ ॥

yadā rājā hariścaṃdro viśvāmitreṇa karṣitaḥ |
tadā cāṃḍālatāṃ prāptaḥ sa hi dharmo mahāmatiḥ || 127 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.12.127 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 (2.12.127). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Raja, Harishcandra, Vishvamitra, Karshita, Tada, Candala, Prapta, Dharma, Mahamati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.12.127). 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: “yadā rājā hariścaṃdro viśvāmitreṇa karṣitaḥ ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hariścandro* -
hariścandra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viśvāmitreṇa -
viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
karṣitaḥ -
karṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛṣ -> karṣita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛṣ]
Line 2: “tadā cāṃḍālatāṃ prāptaḥ sa hi dharmo mahāmatiḥ ”
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cāṇḍāla -
cāṇḍāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prāptaḥ -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāmatiḥ -
mahāmati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mahāmati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]