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 2.4.5

राजोवाच ।
समीचीनं वचो ब्रह्मन् सर्वज्ञस्य तवानघ ।
तमो विशीर्यते मह्यं हरेः कथयतः कथाम् ॥ ५ ॥

rājovāca |
samīcīnaṃ vaco brahman sarvajñasya tavānagha |
tamo viśīryate mahyaṃ hareḥ kathayataḥ kathām || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.4.5 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 (2.4.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Rajan, Raj, Samicina, Vaca, Vacas, Sarvajna, Tavas, Agha, Tama, Tamas, Vishirya, Tad, Yushmad, Mahya, Asmad, Hari, Kathayat, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.4.5). 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: “rājovāca
  • rājo -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “samīcīnaṃ vaco brahman sarvajñasya tavānagha
  • samīcīnam -
  • samīcīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samīcīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samīcīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaco* -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahman -
  • sarvajñasya -
  • sarvajña (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarvajña (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tavān -
  • tavas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agha -
  • agha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tamo viśīryate mahyaṃ hareḥ kathayataḥ kathām
  • tamo* -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśīrya -
  • viśīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • hareḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • kathayataḥ -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [ablative single from √kath class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kath class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third dual]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.4.5

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 2.4.5 in Bengali sript:
রাজোবাচ ।
সমীচীনং বচো ব্রহ্মন্ সর্বজ্ঞস্য তবানঘ ।
তমো বিশীর্যতে মহ্যং হরেঃ কথযতঃ কথাম্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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