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 1.5.12

नैष्कर्म्यमप्यच्युतभाववर्जितं ।
न शोभते ज्ञानमलं निरञ्जनम् ।
कुतः पुनः शश्वदभद्रमीश्वरे ।
न चार्पितं कर्म यदप्यकारणम् ॥ १२ ॥

naiṣkarmyamapyacyutabhāvavarjitaṃ |
na śobhate jñānamalaṃ nirañjanam |
kutaḥ punaḥ śaśvadabhadramīśvare |
na cārpitaṃ karma yadapyakāraṇam || 12 ||

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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 (1.5.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naishkarmya, Api, Apya, Acyuta, Bhava, Varjita, Shobhat, Jnana, Alam, Ala, Niranjana, Kutah, Kuta, Puna, Shashvat, Abhadra, Ishvara, Arpita, Karman, Yat, Yad, Akaranam, Akarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.5.12). 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: “naiṣkarmyamapyacyutabhāvavarjitaṃ
  • naiṣkarmyam -
  • naiṣkarmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naiṣkarmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naiṣkarmyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • acyuta -
  • acyuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acyuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāva -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • varjitam -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “na śobhate jñānamalaṃ nirañjanam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobhate -
  • śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirañjanam -
  • nirañjana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirañjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirañjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “kutaḥ punaḥ śaśvadabhadramīśvare
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śaśvad -
  • śaśvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śaśvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaśvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhadram -
  • abhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īśvare -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    īśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 4: “na cārpitaṃ karma yadapyakāraṇam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arpitam -
  • arpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √], [accusative single from √]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • akāraṇam -
  • akāraṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāraṇam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.5.12

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 1.5.12 in Bengali sript:
নৈষ্কর্ম্যমপ্যচ্যুতভাববর্জিতং ।
ন শোভতে জ্ঞানমলং নিরঞ্জনম্ ।
কুতঃ পুনঃ শশ্বদভদ্রমীশ্বরে ।
ন চার্পিতং কর্ম যদপ্যকারণম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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