Bhagavata Purana [sanskrit]

140,807 words

This Sanskrit edition of the Bhagavatapurana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. The extant edition contains 12 books originally written in 18,000 Sanskrit verses

Verse 1.4.17

भौतिकानां च भावानां शक्तिह्रासं च तत्कृतम् ।
अश्रद्दधानान्निःसत्त्वान् दुर्मेधान् ह्रसितायुषः ॥ १७ ॥

bhautikānāṃ ca bhāvānāṃ śaktihrāsaṃ ca tatkṛtam |
aśraddadhānānniḥsattvān durmedhān hrasitāyuṣaḥ || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.4.17 is contained in the book Shrimad Bhagavat Maha Puranam by . 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 (1.4.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhautika, Bhava, Shaktin, Shakti, Hrasa, Tat, Tad, Krit, Krita, Ashraddadhana, Sattva, Durmedha, Hrasita, Ayus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.4.17). 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: “bhautikānāṃ ca bhāvānāṃ śaktihrāsaṃ ca tatkṛtam
  • bhautikānām -
  • bhautika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhautika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvānām -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śakti -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śaktin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śaktin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śaktī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hrāsam -
  • hrāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “aśraddadhānānniḥsattvān durmedhān hrasitāyuṣaḥ
  • aśraddadhānānn -
  • aśraddadhāna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • durmedhān -
  • durmedha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hrasitā -
  • hrasita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hrasita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hrasitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hras -> hrasita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hras class 1 verb]
    hras -> hrasita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hras class 1 verb]
    hras -> hrasitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hras class 1 verb]
    hras (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • āyuṣaḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.4.17

Cover of edition (2012)

Shrimad Bhagavat Maha Puranam
by (2012)

Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; 768 pages.

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Cover of edition (2011)

The Bhagavata Purana (5 Volumes)
by G. P. Bhatt (2011)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; 2241 pages. Edited By: Prof. J.L. Shastri

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Cover of edition (2013)

The Srimad Bhagavata Purana: Hindi Translation and Detailed Explanation
by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (2013)

Publisher: The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust; 17691 pages; 18 volumes; Sanskrit Text, Word-to-Word Meaning, Hindi Translation and Detailed Explanation

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Cover of Bengali edition

Srimad Bhagavat Mahapurana in Bengali
by (2018)

Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; 2035 pages.

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Preview of verse 1.4.17 in Bengali sript:
ভৌতিকানাং চ ভাবানাং শক্তিহ্রাসং চ তত্কৃতম্ ।
অশ্রদ্দধানান্নিঃসত্ত্বান্ দুর্মেধান্ হ্রসিতাযুষঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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