Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.85.38 (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 38 contained in chapter 85 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.85.38

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अनाराध्य हरिं भक्त्या वरदं विष्णुमव्ययम् ।
कुतः श्रेयो भवेद्भूप पुरुषस्यात्ममानिनः ॥ ३८ ॥

anārādhya hariṃ bhaktyā varadaṃ viṣṇumavyayam |
kutaḥ śreyo bhavedbhūpa puruṣasyātmamāninaḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.85.38 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 (5.85.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anaradhya, Hari, Bhakti, Varada, Vishnu, Avyaya, Kutah, Kuta, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Bhupa, Purusha, Atma, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.85.38). 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: “anārādhya hariṃ bhaktyā varadaṃ viṣṇumavyayam ”
anārādhya -
anārādhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anārādhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
harim -
hari (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

hari (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhaktyā* -
bhakti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
varadam -
varada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

varada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

varadā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viṣṇum -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
avyayam -
avyaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avyaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

avyayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vyā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√vyay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “kutaḥ śreyo bhavedbhūpa puruṣasyātmamāninaḥ ”
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śreyo* -
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]
bhaved -
√bhū (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
puruṣasyā -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
atmam -
atma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āni -
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]