Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.125.47 (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 47 contained in chapter 125 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.125.47

उवाच श्रेयसे हेतोः परोपकृतिवांच्छया ।
किमर्थं गम्यते राजन्काले पुण्यतमे शुभे ॥ ४७ ॥

uvāca śreyase hetoḥ paropakṛtivāṃcchayā |
kimarthaṃ gamyate rājankāle puṇyatame śubhe || 47 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.125.47 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 (6.125.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreyas, Shreyasa, Hetu, Yushmad, Ccha, Kimartha, Gamyata, Rajan, Rajat, Kale, Kala, Punyatama, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.125.47). 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: “uvāca śreyase hetoḥ paropakṛtivāṃcchayā
  • 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]
  • śreyase -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śreyasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śreyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hetoḥ -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • paropakṛti -
  • paropakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāñ -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kimarthaṃ gamyate rājankāle puṇyatame śubhe
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gamyate -
  • gamyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    gam (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puṇyatame -
  • puṇyatama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṇyatama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.125.47

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 6.125.47 in Bengali sript:
উবাচ শ্রেযসে হেতোঃ পরোপকৃতিবাংচ্ছযা ।
কিমর্থং গম্যতে রাজন্কালে পুণ্যতমে শুভে ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 6.125.47 in Gujarati sript:
ઉવાચ શ્રેયસે હેતોઃ પરોપકૃતિવાંચ્છયા ।
કિમર્થં ગમ્યતે રાજન્કાલે પુણ્યતમે શુભે ॥ ૪૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.125.47 in Kannada sript:
ಉವಾಚ ಶ್ರೇಯಸೇ ಹೇತೋಃ ಪರೋಪಕೃತಿವಾಂಚ್ಛಯಾ ।
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ಗಮ್ಯತೇ ರಾಜನ್ಕಾಲೇ ಪುಣ್ಯತಮೇ ಶುಭೇ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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