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 2.4.7

यथा गोपायति विभुः यथा संयच्छते पुनः ।
यां यां शक्तिमुपाश्रित्य पुरुशक्तिः परः पुमान् ।
आत्मानं क्रीडयन्क्रीडन् करोति विकरोति च ॥ ७ ॥

yathā gopāyati vibhuḥ yathā saṃyacchate punaḥ |
yāṃ yāṃ śaktimupāśritya puruśaktiḥ paraḥ pumān |
ātmānaṃ krīḍayankrīḍan karoti vikaroti ca || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.4.7 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 (2.4.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Gopa, Ayat, Vibhu, Samyat, Shata, Puna, Shakti, Upa, Ashritya, Purushakti, Parah, Para, Pums, Atman, Kridayat, Kridat, Karoti, Vikara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.4.7). 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: “yathā gopāyati vibhuḥ yathā saṃyacchate punaḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gopā -
  • gopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gopā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gopā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ayati -
  • ayati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vibhuḥ -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṃyacch -
  • saṃyat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    saṃyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saṃyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śate -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yāṃ yāṃ śaktimupāśritya puruśaktiḥ paraḥ pumān
  • yām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puruśaktiḥ -
  • puruśakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    puruśakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paraḥ -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ātmānaṃ krīḍayankrīḍan karoti vikaroti ca
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • krīḍayan -
  • krīḍ -> krīḍayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krīḍ], [vocative single from √krīḍ]
  • krīḍan -
  • krīḍat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • vikaro -
  • vikara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.4.7

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 2.4.7 in Bengali sript:
যথা গোপাযতি বিভুঃ যথা সংযচ্ছতে পুনঃ ।
যাং যাং শক্তিমুপাশ্রিত্য পুরুশক্তিঃ পরঃ পুমান্ ।
আত্মানং ক্রীডযন্ক্রীডন্ করোতি বিকরোতি চ ॥ ৭ ॥

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