Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 7.15.19 (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 19 contained in chapter 15 of book 7 (क्रियायोगसारखण्ड, kriyāyogasārakhaṇḍa).

Verse 7.15.19

अथ सा स्वेच्छया नारी भ्रमंती जारकांक्षया ।
वेश्यावृत्तिं समाश्रित्य तस्थौ लज्जाविवर्जिता ॥ १९ ॥

atha sā svecchayā nārī bhramaṃtī jārakāṃkṣayā |
veśyāvṛttiṃ samāśritya tasthau lajjāvivarjitā || 19 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 7.15.19 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 (7.15.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Sveccha, Nari, Bhramat, Bhramanti, Jara, Kanksha, Veshi, Veshin, Veshya, Avritti, Samashritya, Tastha, Lajja, Vivarjita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 7.15.19). 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: “atha svecchayā nārī bhramaṃtī jārakāṃkṣayā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svecchayā -
  • svecchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhramantī -
  • bhramantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhramantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jāra -
  • jāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāṅkṣayā -
  • kāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “veśyāvṛttiṃ samāśritya tasthau lajjāvivarjitā
  • veśyā -
  • veśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    veśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    veśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    veśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    veśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    veśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √viś]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
  • āvṛttim -
  • āvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samāśritya -
  • samāśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • lajjā -
  • lajjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vivarjitā -
  • vivarjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 7.15.19

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 7.15.19 in Bengali sript:
অথ সা স্বেচ্ছযা নারী ভ্রমংতী জারকাংক্ষযা ।
বেশ্যাবৃত্তিং সমাশ্রিত্য তস্থৌ লজ্জাবিবর্জিতা ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 7.15.19 in Gujarati sript:
અથ સા સ્વેચ્છયા નારી ભ્રમંતી જારકાંક્ષયા ।
વેશ્યાવૃત્તિં સમાશ્રિત્ય તસ્થૌ લજ્જાવિવર્જિતા ॥ ૧૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 7.15.19 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಸಾ ಸ್ವೇಚ್ಛಯಾ ನಾರೀ ಭ್ರಮಂತೀ ಜಾರಕಾಂಕ್ಷಯಾ ।
ವೇಶ್ಯಾವೃತ್ತಿಂ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ತಸ್ಥೌ ಲಜ್ಜಾವಿವರ್ಜಿತಾ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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