Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 3.22.89 (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 89 contained in chapter 22 of book 3 (स्वर्गखण्ड, svargakhaṇḍa).

Verse 3.22.89

विषादप्यमृतं ग्राह्यममेध्यादपि कांचनम् ।
नीचादप्युत्तमां विद्यां स्त्रीरत्नं दुष्कुलादपि ॥ ८९ ॥

viṣādapyamṛtaṃ grāhyamamedhyādapi kāṃcanam |
nīcādapyuttamāṃ vidyāṃ strīratnaṃ duṣkulādapi || 89 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 3.22.89 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 (3.22.89). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Visha, Vishad, Apya, Ritam, Rita, Grahya, Amedhya, Api, Kancana, Nicat, Nica, Uttama, Vidya, Striratna, Dushkula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 3.22.89). 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: “viṣādapyamṛtaṃ grāhyamamedhyādapi kāṃcanam
  • viṣād -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    viṣād (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viṣād (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • apyam -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • grāhyam -
  • grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
  • amedhyād -
  • amedhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    amedhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kāñcanam -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nīcādapyuttamāṃ vidyāṃ strīratnaṃ duṣkulādapi
  • nīcād -
  • nīcāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nīca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nīca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • apyu -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • uttamām -
  • uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidyām -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • strīratnam -
  • strīratna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • duṣkulād -
  • duṣkula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    duṣkula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 3.22.89

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 3.22.89 in Bengali sript:
বিষাদপ্যমৃতং গ্রাহ্যমমেধ্যাদপি কাংচনম্ ।
নীচাদপ্যুত্তমাং বিদ্যাং স্ত্রীরত্নং দুষ্কুলাদপি ॥ ৮৯ ॥

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 3.22.89 in Gujarati sript:
વિષાદપ્યમૃતં ગ્રાહ્યમમેધ્યાદપિ કાંચનમ્ ।
નીચાદપ્યુત્તમાં વિદ્યાં સ્ત્રીરત્નં દુષ્કુલાદપિ ॥ ૮૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 3.22.89 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷಾದಪ್ಯಮೃತಂ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಮಮೇಧ್ಯಾದಪಿ ಕಾಂಚನಮ್ ।
ನೀಚಾದಪ್ಯುತ್ತಮಾಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ತ್ರೀರತ್ನಂ ದುಷ್ಕುಲಾದಪಿ ॥ ೮೯ ॥

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