Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.33.17 (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 17 contained in chapter 33 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.33.17

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सतां संगो महापुण्यो बहुश्रेयो विधायकः ।
बाले पश्य सुदृष्टांतं सतां संगस्य यद्गुणम् ॥ १७ ॥

satāṃ saṃgo mahāpuṇyo bahuśreyo vidhāyakaḥ |
bāle paśya sudṛṣṭāṃtaṃ satāṃ saṃgasya yadguṇam || 17 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.33.17 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 (2.33.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sat, Sanga, Mahapunya, Bahu, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Vidhayaka, Bala, Bali, Pashya, Sudrishta, Yat, Yad, Guna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.33.17). 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: “satāṃ saṃgo mahāpuṇyo bahuśreyo vidhāyakaḥ ”
satām -
sat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
saṅgo* -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāpuṇyo* -
mahāpuṇya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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]
vidhāyakaḥ -
vidhāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bāle paśya sudṛṣṭāṃtaṃ satāṃ saṃgasya yadguṇam ”
bāle -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bāli (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bāli (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
paśya -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
sudṛṣṭān -
sudṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
satām -
sat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
saṅgasya -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
guṇam -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]