Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 5.114.277 (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 277 contained in chapter 114 of book 5 (पातालखण्ड, pātālakhaṇḍa).

Verse 5.114.277

पूजार्थमप्यहं गच्छे ममानुज्ञातुमर्हसि ।
शंकर उवाच ।
कस्य पूजा क्व वा पूजा किं पुष्पं किं दलं वद ॥ २७७ ॥

pūjārthamapyahaṃ gacche mamānujñātumarhasi |
śaṃkara uvāca |
kasya pūjā kva vā pūjā kiṃ puṣpaṃ kiṃ dalaṃ vada || 277 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 5.114.277 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 (5.114.277). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Puja, Artha, Api, Apya, Aha, Asmad, Gaccha, Mama, Anujna, Atu, Shankara, Kah, Kim, Kva, Pushpa, Dala, Vada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 5.114.277). 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: “pūjārthamapyahaṃ gacche mamānujñātumarhasi
  • pūjā -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • gacche -
  • gaccha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • anujñā -
  • anujñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātum -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 2: “śaṃkara uvāca
  • śaṅkara* -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “kasya pūjā kva pūjā kiṃ puṣpaṃ kiṃ dalaṃ vada
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pūjā -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūjā -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dalam -
  • dala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 5.114.277

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 5.114.277 in Bengali sript:
পূজার্থমপ্যহং গচ্ছে মমানুজ্ঞাতুমর্হসি ।
শংকর উবাচ ।
কস্য পূজা ক্ব বা পূজা কিং পুষ্পং কিং দলং বদ ॥ ২৭৭ ॥

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 5.114.277 in Gujarati sript:
પૂજાર્થમપ્યહં ગચ્છે મમાનુજ્ઞાતુમર્હસિ ।
શંકર ઉવાચ ।
કસ્ય પૂજા ક્વ વા પૂજા કિં પુષ્પં કિં દલં વદ ॥ ૨૭૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 5.114.277 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂಜಾರ್ಥಮಪ್ಯಹಂ ಗಚ್ಛೇ ಮಮಾನುಜ್ಞಾತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ।
ಶಂಕರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಸ್ಯ ಪೂಜಾ ಕ್ವ ವಾ ಪೂಜಾ ಕಿಂ ಪುಷ್ಪಂ ಕಿಂ ದಲಂ ವದ ॥ ೨೭೭ ॥

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