Padma Purana [sanskrit]

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The Padma-purana verse 1.15.378 (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 378 contained in chapter 15 of book 1 (सृष्टिखण्ड, sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 1.15.378

जीवितं यस्य धर्मार्थं धर्मोरत्यर्थमेव च ।
अहोरात्रादि पुण्यार्थं तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः ॥ ३७८ ॥

jīvitaṃ yasya dharmārthaṃ dharmoratyarthameva ca |
ahorātrādi puṇyārthaṃ taṃ devā brāhmaṇaṃ viduḥ || 378 ||

The English translation of Padma Purana Verse 1.15.378 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 (1.15.378). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jivita, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Dharmartha, Dharma, Rati, Artha, Eva, Ahoratra, Punya, Deva, Brahmana, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Padma Purana Verse 1.15.378). 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: “jīvitaṃ yasya dharmārthaṃ dharmoratyarthameva ca
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmārtham -
  • dharmārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dharmo -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ratya -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ahorātrādi puṇyārthaṃ taṃ devā brāhmaṇaṃ viduḥ
  • ahorātrā -
  • ahorātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • puṇyā -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇam -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viduḥ -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Verse 1.15.378

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 1.15.378 in Bengali sript:
জীবিতং যস্য ধর্মার্থং ধর্মোরত্যর্থমেব চ ।
অহোরাত্রাদি পুণ্যার্থং তং দেবা ব্রাহ্মণং বিদুঃ ॥ ৩৭৮ ॥

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 1.15.378 in Gujarati sript:
જીવિતં યસ્ય ધર્માર્થં ધર્મોરત્યર્થમેવ ચ ।
અહોરાત્રાદિ પુણ્યાર્થં તં દેવા બ્રાહ્મણં વિદુઃ ॥ ૩૭૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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Preview of verse 1.15.378 in Kannada sript:
ಜೀವಿತಂ ಯಸ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಂ ಧರ್ಮೋರತ್ಯರ್ಥಮೇವ ಚ ।
ಅಹೋರಾತ್ರಾದಿ ಪುಣ್ಯಾರ್ಥಂ ತಂ ದೇವಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಂ ವಿದುಃ ॥ ೩೭೮ ॥

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