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 1.4.20

ऋग्यजुःसामाथर्वाख्या वेदाश्चत्वार उद्धृताः ।
इतिहासपुराणं च पञ्चमो वेद उच्यते ॥ २० ॥

ṛgyajuḥsāmātharvākhyā vedāścatvāra uddhṛtāḥ |
itihāsapurāṇaṃ ca pañcamo veda ucyate || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.4.20 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 (1.4.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rigyajus, Sama, Han, Akhya, Veda, Catu, Are, Ara, Uddhrita, Itihasapurana, Pancama, Vedas, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.4.20). 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: “ṛgyajuḥsāmātharvākhyā vedāścatvāra uddhṛtāḥ
  • ṛgyajuḥ -
  • ṛgyajus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sāmāt -
  • sāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rvā -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ākhyā* -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vedāś -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āra*u -
  • āre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • ud -
  • uddhṛtāḥ -
  • uddhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uddhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “itihāsapurāṇaṃ ca pañcamo veda ucyate
  • itihāsapurāṇam -
  • itihāsapurāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pañcamo* -
  • pañcama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • veda* -
  • vedas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.4.20

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 1.4.20 in Bengali sript:
ঋগ্যজুঃসামাথর্বাখ্যা বেদাশ্চত্বার উদ্ধৃতাঃ ।
ইতিহাসপুরাণং চ পঞ্চমো বেদ উচ্যতে ॥ ২০ ॥

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