Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.96.2 (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 2 contained in chapter 96 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.96.2

जैमिनिरुवाच ।
ब्राह्मण्यं पुण्यमुत्सृज्य ये द्विजा लोभमोहिताः ।
कुकर्माण्युपजीवंति ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ २ ॥

jaiminiruvāca |
brāhmaṇyaṃ puṇyamutsṛjya ye dvijā lobhamohitāḥ |
kukarmāṇyupajīvaṃti te vai nirayagāminaḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.96.2 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 (2.96.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaimini, Brahmanya, Punya, Utsrijya, Yah, Yat, Dvija, Lobhamohita, Kukarman, Upa, Jivanti, Jivat, Tad, Yushmad, Niraya, Gamin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.96.2). 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: “jaiminiruvāca
  • jaiminir -
  • jaimini (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇyaṃ puṇyamutsṛjya ye dvijā lobhamohitāḥ
  • brāhmaṇyam -
  • brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • utsṛjya -
  • utsṛjya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    utsṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvijā* -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lobhamohitāḥ -
  • lobhamohita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lobhamohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “kukarmāṇyupajīvaṃti te vai nirayagāminaḥ
  • kukarmāṇyu -
  • kukarman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jīvanti -
  • jīvanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jīvantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • niraya -
  • niraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāminaḥ -
  • gāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gāmin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.96.2

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 2.96.2 in Bengali sript:
জৈমিনিরুবাচ ।
ব্রাহ্মণ্যং পুণ্যমুত্সৃজ্য যে দ্বিজা লোভমোহিতাঃ ।
কুকর্মাণ্যুপজীবংতি তে বৈ নিরযগামিনঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 2.96.2 in Gujarati sript:
જૈમિનિરુવાચ ।
બ્રાહ્મણ્યં પુણ્યમુત્સૃજ્ય યે દ્વિજા લોભમોહિતાઃ ।
કુકર્માણ્યુપજીવંતિ તે વૈ નિરયગામિનઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.96.2 in Kannada sript:
ಜೈಮಿನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಮುತ್ಸೃಜ್ಯ ಯೇ ದ್ವಿಜಾ ಲೋಭಮೋಹಿತಾಃ ।
ಕುಕರ್ಮಾಣ್ಯುಪಜೀವಂತಿ ತೇ ವೈ ನಿರಯಗಾಮಿನಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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