Bhagavata Purana [sanskrit]

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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 2.8.18

नृणां साधारणो धर्मः सविशेषश्च यादृशः ।
श्रेणीनां राजर्षीणाञ्च धर्मः कृच्छ्रेषु जीवताम् ॥ १८ ॥

nṛṇāṃ sādhāraṇo dharmaḥ saviśeṣaśca yādṛśaḥ |
śreṇīnāṃ rājarṣīṇāñca dharmaḥ kṛcchreṣu jīvatām || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.8.18 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 (2.8.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Sadharana, Dharma, Savishesha, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Shreni, Rajarshi, Rajarshin, Kricchra, Jivat, Jivata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.8.18). 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: “nṛṇāṃ sādhāraṇo dharmaḥ saviśeṣaśca yādṛśaḥ
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sādhāraṇo* -
  • sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saviśeṣaś -
  • saviśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yādṛśaḥ -
  • yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śreṇīnāṃ rājarṣīṇāñca dharmaḥ kṛcchreṣu jīvatām
  • śreṇīnām -
  • śreṇi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śreṇī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • rājarṣī -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rājarṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṇā -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛcchreṣu -
  • kṛcchra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kṛcchra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • jīvatām -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jīvatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.8.18

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 2.8.18 in Bengali sript:
নৃণাং সাধারণো ধর্মঃ সবিশেষশ্চ যাদৃশঃ ।
শ্রেণীনাং রাজর্ষীণাঞ্চ ধর্মঃ কৃচ্ছ্রেষু জীবতাম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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