Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.18.144 (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 144 contained in chapter 18 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.18.144

स्वर्ग्यं पापहरं पुण्यं शोकमोहविनाशनम् ।
ब्राह्मणो ज्ञानमाप्नोति राज्यं प्राप्नोति क्षत्रियः ॥ १४४ ॥

svargyaṃ pāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ śokamohavināśanam |
brāhmaṇo jñānamāpnoti rājyaṃ prāpnoti kṣatriyaḥ || 144 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.18.144 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 (6.18.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svargya, Papahara, Punya, Shoka, Oha, Vinashana, Brahmana, Jnana, Rajya, Pra, Kshatriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.18.144). 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: “svargyaṃ pāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ śokamohavināśanam
  • svargyam -
  • svargya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svargya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāpaharam -
  • pāpahara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpahara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpaharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • śokam -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • oha -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vināśanam -
  • vināśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vināśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇo jñānamāpnoti rājyaṃ prāpnoti kṣatriyaḥ
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • kṣatriyaḥ -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.18.144

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 6.18.144 in Bengali sript:
স্বর্গ্যং পাপহরং পুণ্যং শোকমোহবিনাশনম্ ।
ব্রাহ্মণো জ্ঞানমাপ্নোতি রাজ্যং প্রাপ্নোতি ক্ষত্রিযঃ ॥ ১৪৪ ॥

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 6.18.144 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વર્ગ્યં પાપહરં પુણ્યં શોકમોહવિનાશનમ્ ।
બ્રાહ્મણો જ્ઞાનમાપ્નોતિ રાજ્યં પ્રાપ્નોતિ ક્ષત્રિયઃ ॥ ૧૪૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.18.144 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವರ್ಗ್ಯಂ ಪಾಪಹರಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಶೋಕಮೋಹವಿನಾಶನಮ್ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ಜ್ಞಾನಮಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೧೪೪ ॥

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