Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 6.216.28 (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 28 contained in chapter 216 of book 6 (उत्तरखण्ड, uttarakhaṇḍa).

Verse 6.216.28

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हरेराराधनं भक्त्या श्रेयः परममुच्यते ।
तदर्थमेव निष्कामा यतंते साधवो भुवि ॥ २८ ॥

harerārādhanaṃ bhaktyā śreyaḥ paramamucyate |
tadarthameva niṣkāmā yataṃte sādhavo bhuvi || 28 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 6.216.28 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 (6.216.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hari, Aradhana, Bhaktya, Bhakti, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Paramam, Parama, Ucyat, Tadartha, Eva, Nishkama, Sadhu, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 6.216.28). 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: “harerārādhanaṃ bhaktyā śreyaḥ paramamucyate ”
harer -
hari (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

hari (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√hṛ (verb class 1)

[optative active second single]
ārādhanam -
ārādhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ārādhana (noun, neuter)

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

ārādhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhaktyā -
bhaktyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhakti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
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]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “tadarthameva niṣkāmā yataṃte sādhavo bhuvi ”
tadartham -
tadartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tadartha (noun, neuter)

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

tadarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣkāmā* -
niṣkāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niṣkāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yatante -
√yat (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
sādhavo* -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhuvi -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]