Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.103.50 (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 50 contained in chapter 103 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.103.50

किमर्थं क्रियते बाले कामशोषणकं तपः ।
तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुभगे किंनिमित्तं सुदुष्करम् ॥ ५० ॥

kimarthaṃ kriyate bāle kāmaśoṣaṇakaṃ tapaḥ |
tanmamācakṣva subhage kiṃnimittaṃ suduṣkaram || 50 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.103.50 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 (2.103.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kimartha, Kriyat, Bala, Bali, Kama, Shoshana, Kah, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Aca, Subhaga, Kimnimitta, Sudushkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.103.50). 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: “kimarthaṃ kriyate bāle kāmaśoṣaṇakaṃ tapaḥ
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kriyate -
  • kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • 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]
  • kāma -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śoṣaṇa -
  • śoṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tapaḥ -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tanmamācakṣva subhage kiṃnimittaṃ suduṣkaram
  • tanmam -
  • tanman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • āca -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • kṣva -
  • subhage -
  • subhaga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    subhaga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    subhagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kiṃnimittam -
  • kiṃnimitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kiṃnimitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kiṃnimittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suduṣkaram -
  • suduṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suduṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suduṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 2.103.50

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 2.103.50 in Bengali sript:
কিমর্থং ক্রিযতে বালে কামশোষণকং তপঃ ।
তন্মমাচক্ষ্ব সুভগে কিংনিমিত্তং সুদুষ্করম্ ॥ ৫০ ॥

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 2.103.50 in Gujarati sript:
કિમર્થં ક્રિયતે બાલે કામશોષણકં તપઃ ।
તન્મમાચક્ષ્વ સુભગે કિંનિમિત્તં સુદુષ્કરમ્ ॥ ૫૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 2.103.50 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ಕ್ರಿಯತೇ ಬಾಲೇ ಕಾಮಶೋಷಣಕಂ ತಪಃ ।
ತನ್ಮಮಾಚಕ್ಷ್ವ ಸುಭಗೇ ಕಿಂನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ ಸುದುಷ್ಕರಮ್ ॥ ೫೦ ॥

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