Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.129.239 (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 239 contained in chapter 129 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.129.239

परोपकारः कर्तव्यः प्राणैरपि धनैरपि ।
परोपकारजं पुण्यं तुल्यं क्रतुशतैरपि ॥ २३९ ॥

paropakāraḥ kartavyaḥ prāṇairapi dhanairapi |
paropakārajaṃ puṇyaṃ tulyaṃ kratuśatairapi || 239 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.129.239 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 (6.129.239). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paropakara, Kartavya, Prana, Api, Dhana, Punya, Tulyam, Tulya, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.129.239). 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: “paropakāraḥ kartavyaḥ prāṇairapi dhanairapi
  • paropakāraḥ -
  • paropakāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kartavyaḥ -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • prāṇair -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhanair -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “paropakārajaṃ puṇyaṃ tulyaṃ kratuśatairapi
  • paropakāra -
  • paropakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jam -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (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]
  • tulyam -
  • tulyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • kratu -
  • kratu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śatair -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 6.129.239

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 6.129.239 in Bengali sript:
পরোপকারঃ কর্তব্যঃ প্রাণৈরপি ধনৈরপি ।
পরোপকারজং পুণ্যং তুল্যং ক্রতুশতৈরপি ॥ ২৩৯ ॥

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 6.129.239 in Gujarati sript:
પરોપકારઃ કર્તવ્યઃ પ્રાણૈરપિ ધનૈરપિ ।
પરોપકારજં પુણ્યં તુલ્યં ક્રતુશતૈરપિ ॥ ૨૩૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 6.129.239 in Kannada sript:
ಪರೋಪಕಾರಃ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಾಣೈರಪಿ ಧನೈರಪಿ ।
ಪರೋಪಕಾರಜಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ತುಲ್ಯಂ ಕ್ರತುಶತೈರಪಿ ॥ ೨೩೯ ॥

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