Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.132.108 (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 108 contained in chapter 132 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.132.108

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स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परमधर्मो भयावहः ।
विधिं संत्यज्य शास्त्रीयं तपो घोरं कथं चरेत् ॥ १०८ ॥

svadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paramadharmo bhayāvahaḥ |
vidhiṃ saṃtyajya śāstrīyaṃ tapo ghoraṃ kathaṃ caret || 108 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.132.108 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 (6.132.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svadharma, Nidhana, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Parama, Dharma, Bhayavaha, Vidhi, Santyajya, Shastriya, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Ghoram, Ghora, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.132.108). 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: “svadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paramadharmo bhayāvahaḥ ”
svadharme -
svadharma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
nidhanam -
nidhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nidhana (noun, neuter)

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

nidhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śreyaḥ -
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]
parama -
parama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhayāvahaḥ -
bhayāvaha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vidhiṃ saṃtyajya śāstrīyaṃ tapo ghoraṃ kathaṃ caret ”
vidhim -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
santyajya -
santyajya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santyajya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāstrīyam -
śāstrīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śāstrīya (noun, neuter)

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

śāstrīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tapo* -
tapas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

tap (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

tap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ghoram -
ghoram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ghora (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghora (noun, neuter)

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

ghorā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
caret -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]