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 3.16.22

धर्मस्य ते भगवतस्त्रियुग त्रिभिः स्वैः ।
पद्भिश्चराचरमिदं द्विजदेवतार्थम् ।
नूनं भृतं तदभिघाति रजस्तमश्च ।
सत्त्वेन नो वरदया तनुवा निरस्य ॥ २२ ॥

dharmasya te bhagavatastriyuga tribhiḥ svaiḥ |
padbhiścarācaramidaṃ dvijadevatārtham |
nūnaṃ bhṛtaṃ tadabhighāti rajastamaśca |
sattvena no varadayā tanuvā nirasya || 22 ||

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

Dharma, Tad, Yushmad, Bhagavat, Triyuga, Tri, Sva, Pat, Pad, Caracara, Idam, Dvijadeva, Tan, Artha, Nunam, Bhrit, Bhrita, Tada, Bha, Ghatin, Raja, Rajas, Tama, Tamas, Sattva, Asmad, Varada, Tanu, Var, Nirasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.16.22). 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: “dharmasya te bhagavatastriyuga tribhiḥ svaiḥ
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive 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]
  • bhagavatas -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • triyuga -
  • triyuga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    triyuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tribhiḥ -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svaiḥ -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “padbhiścarācaramidaṃ dvijadevatārtham
  • padbhiś -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • carācaram -
  • carācara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carācara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    carācarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvijadeva -
  • dvijadeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “nūnaṃ bhṛtaṃ tadabhighāti rajastamaśca
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhṛtam -
  • bhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ghāti -
  • ghāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ghātin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ghātin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rajas -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tamaś -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “sattvena no varadayā tanuvā nirasya
  • sattvena -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • varadayā -
  • varadā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tanu -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirasya -
  • nirasya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nirasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.16.22

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 3.16.22 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মস্য তে ভগবতস্ত্রিযুগ ত্রিভিঃ স্বৈঃ ।
পদ্ভিশ্চরাচরমিদং দ্বিজদেবতার্থম্ ।
নূনং ভৃতং তদভিঘাতি রজস্তমশ্চ ।
সত্ত্বেন নো বরদযা তনুবা নিরস্য ॥ ২২ ॥

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