Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 2.121.18 (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 18 contained in chapter 121 of book 2 (भूमिखण्ड, bhūmikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.121.18

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पूजयेच्चापि दुष्टात्मा शोकसंतापकारकैः ।
दुःखजैः शोकजैः पुष्पैस्तैः सुश्रेयः कथं भवेत् ॥ १८ ॥

pūjayeccāpi duṣṭātmā śokasaṃtāpakārakaiḥ |
duḥkhajaiḥ śokajaiḥ puṣpaistaiḥ suśreyaḥ kathaṃ bhavet || 18 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 2.121.18 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 (2.121.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Capin, Capi, Dushtatman, Shoka, Santapa, Karaka, Duhkha, Shokaja, Pushpa, Tad, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 2.121.18). 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: “pūjayeccāpi duṣṭātmā śokasaṃtāpakārakaiḥ ”
pūjayec -
√pūj (verb class 10)

[optative active third single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
duṣṭātmā -
duṣṭātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śoka -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śoka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śuk (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
santāpa -
santāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kārakaiḥ -
kāraka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kāraka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “duḥkhajaiḥ śokajaiḥ puṣpaistaiḥ suśreyaḥ kathaṃ bhavet ”
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jaiḥ -
ja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ja (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śokajaiḥ -
śokaja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śokaja (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
puṣpais -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
taiḥ -
ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śreyaḥ -
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]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]