Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.53.3 (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 3 contained in chapter 53 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.53.3

तास्तु सख्यो वरा नार्यो हर्षेण महतान्विताः ।
श्रुत्वा धर्मं परं पुण्यं नारीणां गतिदायकम् ॥ ३ ॥

tāstu sakhyo varā nāryo harṣeṇa mahatānvitāḥ |
śrutvā dharmaṃ paraṃ puṇyaṃ nārīṇāṃ gatidāyakam || 3 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.53.3 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 (2.53.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tas, Sakhi, Vara, Nari, Narya, Harsha, Mahata, Vita, Dharma, Param, Para, Punya, Gat, Gati, Dayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.53.3). 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: “tāstu sakhyo varā nāryo harṣeṇa mahatānvitāḥ
  • tās -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sakhyo* -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • varā* -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāryo* -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
  • harṣeṇa -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahatān -
  • mahata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitāḥ -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “śrutvā dharmaṃ paraṃ puṇyaṃ nārīṇāṃ gatidāyakam
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • nārīṇām -
  • nāri (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    nārī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gati -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dāyakam -
  • dāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.53.3

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 2.53.3 in Bengali sript:
তাস্তু সখ্যো বরা নার্যো হর্ষেণ মহতান্বিতাঃ ।
শ্রুত্বা ধর্মং পরং পুণ্যং নারীণাং গতিদাযকম্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 2.53.3 in Gujarati sript:
તાસ્તુ સખ્યો વરા નાર્યો હર્ષેણ મહતાન્વિતાઃ ।
શ્રુત્વા ધર્મં પરં પુણ્યં નારીણાં ગતિદાયકમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.53.3 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಸ್ತು ಸಖ್ಯೋ ವರಾ ನಾರ್ಯೋ ಹರ್ಷೇಣ ಮಹತಾನ್ವಿತಾಃ ।
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಪರಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ನಾರೀಣಾಂ ಗತಿದಾಯಕಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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