Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.37.42 (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 42 contained in chapter 37 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.37.42

दयाहीनं चापलं स्यान्नास्ति धर्मस्तु तत्र हि ।
एते वेदा न वेदाः स्युर्दया यत्र न विद्यते ॥ ४२ ॥

dayāhīnaṃ cāpalaṃ syānnāsti dharmastu tatra hi |
ete vedā na vedāḥ syurdayā yatra na vidyate || 42 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.37.42 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 (2.37.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Daya, Ahina, Capala, Syat, Sya, Nasti, Dharma, Tatra, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Veda, Yatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.37.42). 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: “dayāhīnaṃ cāpalaṃ syānnāsti dharmastu tatra hi
  • dayā -
  • daya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahīnam -
  • ahīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ahīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpalam -
  • cāpala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syān -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dharmas -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “ete vedā na vedāḥ syurdayā yatra na vidyate
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • vedā* -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedāḥ -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • dayā* -
  • dayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    daya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.37.42

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 2.37.42 in Bengali sript:
দযাহীনং চাপলং স্যান্নাস্তি ধর্মস্তু তত্র হি ।
এতে বেদা ন বেদাঃ স্যুর্দযা যত্র ন বিদ্যতে ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 2.37.42 in Gujarati sript:
દયાહીનં ચાપલં સ્યાન્નાસ્તિ ધર્મસ્તુ તત્ર હિ ।
એતે વેદા ન વેદાઃ સ્યુર્દયા યત્ર ન વિદ્યતે ॥ ૪૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.37.42 in Kannada sript:
ದಯಾಹೀನಂ ಚಾಪಲಂ ಸ್ಯಾನ್ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ತು ತತ್ರ ಹಿ ।
ಏತೇ ವೇದಾ ನ ವೇದಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ದಯಾ ಯತ್ರ ನ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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