Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 4.20.12 (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 12 contained in chapter 20 of book 4 (ब्रह्मखण्ड, brahmakhaṇḍa).

Verse 4.20.12

जाराकांक्षी सदा नाम्ना तृणवन्मन्यते पतिम् ।
असौ पतिर्न मे योग्यो मे स्वामी परपूरुषः ॥ १२ ॥

jārākāṃkṣī sadā nāmnā tṛṇavanmanyate patim |
asau patirna me yogyo me svāmī parapūruṣaḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 4.20.12 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 (4.20.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jara, Akankshin, Akankshi, Sada, Namna, Naman, Trinavat, Pati, Asi, Asu, Adah, Asmad, Yogya, Yogi, Svamin, Parapurusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 4.20.12). 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: “jārākāṃkṣī sadā nāmnā tṛṇavanmanyate patim
  • jārā -
  • jāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākāṅkṣī -
  • ākāṅkṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ākāṅkṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ākāṅkṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ākāṅkṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ākāṅkṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tṛṇavan -
  • tṛṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
  • patim -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “asau patirna me yogyo me svāmī parapūruṣaḥ
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • patir -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • yogyo* -
  • yogya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yogī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yogī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • svāmī -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parapūruṣaḥ -
  • parapūruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 4.20.12

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 4.20.12 in Bengali sript:
জারাকাংক্ষী সদা নাম্না তৃণবন্মন্যতে পতিম্ ।
অসৌ পতির্ন মে যোগ্যো মে স্বামী পরপূরুষঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 4.20.12 in Gujarati sript:
જારાકાંક્ષી સદા નામ્ના તૃણવન્મન્યતે પતિમ્ ।
અસૌ પતિર્ન મે યોગ્યો મે સ્વામી પરપૂરુષઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 4.20.12 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾರಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೀ ಸದಾ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ತೃಣವನ್ಮನ್ಯತೇ ಪತಿಮ್ ।
ಅಸೌ ಪತಿರ್ನ ಮೇ ಯೋಗ್ಯೋ ಮೇ ಸ್ವಾಮೀ ಪರಪೂರುಷಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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