Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 4.12.22 (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 22 contained in chapter 12 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.12.22

अभूतां विगतप्राणाविव संशयमानसौ ।
किं धनेन सुवर्णेन जीवनेनापि सद्मना ।
प्रोवाचेदं वचः सोऽपि ब्राह्मणो राजपूरुषान् ॥ २२ ॥

abhūtāṃ vigataprāṇāviva saṃśayamānasau |
kiṃ dhanena suvarṇena jīvanenāpi sadmanā |
provācedaṃ vacaḥ so'pi brāhmaṇo rājapūruṣān || 22 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.12.22 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 (4.12.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhuta, Vigata, Prana, Pran, Iva, Samshaya, Anasa, Kim, Dhana, Suvarna, Jivana, Api, Sadman, Pra, Idam, Vaca, Vacas, Sah, Brahmana, Rajapurusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.12.22). 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: “abhūtāṃ vigataprāṇāviva saṃśayamānasau
  • abhūtām -
  • abhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third dual]
  • vigata -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāṇāvi -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāṇ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṃśayam -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ānasau -
  • ānasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ dhanena suvarṇena jīvanenāpi sadmanā
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhanena -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • suvarṇena -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jīvanenā -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sadmanā -
  • sadman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sadman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “provācedaṃ vacaḥ so'pi brāhmaṇo rājapūruṣān
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāce -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājapūruṣān -
  • rājapūruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 4.12.22

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 4.12.22 in Bengali sript:
অভূতাং বিগতপ্রাণাবিব সংশযমানসৌ ।
কিং ধনেন সুবর্ণেন জীবনেনাপি সদ্মনা ।
প্রোবাচেদং বচঃ সোঽপি ব্রাহ্মণো রাজপূরুষান্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 4.12.22 in Gujarati sript:
અભૂતાં વિગતપ્રાણાવિવ સંશયમાનસૌ ।
કિં ધનેન સુવર્ણેન જીવનેનાપિ સદ્મના ।
પ્રોવાચેદં વચઃ સોઽપિ બ્રાહ્મણો રાજપૂરુષાન્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 4.12.22 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭೂತಾಂ ವಿಗತಪ್ರಾಣಾವಿವ ಸಂಶಯಮಾನಸೌ ।
ಕಿಂ ಧನೇನ ಸುವರ್ಣೇನ ಜೀವನೇನಾಪಿ ಸದ್ಮನಾ ।
ಪ್ರೋವಾಚೇದಂ ವಚಃ ಸೋಽಪಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ರಾಜಪೂರುಷಾನ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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