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 3.22.20

यतोऽभवद्विश्वमिदं विचित्रं ।
संस्थास्यते यत्र च वावतिष्ठते ।
प्रजापतीनां पतिरेष मह्यं ।
परं प्रमाणं भगवान् अनन्तः ॥ २० ॥

yato'bhavadviśvamidaṃ vicitraṃ |
saṃsthāsyate yatra ca vāvatiṣṭhate |
prajāpatīnāṃ patireṣa mahyaṃ |
paraṃ pramāṇaṃ bhagavān anantaḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.22.20 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 (3.22.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatah, Yat, Yata, Vishva, Idam, Vicitram, Vicitra, Samstha, Yatra, Vava, Atishthat, Atishthata, Prajapati, Pati, Esha, Mahya, Asmad, Param, Para, Pramana, Bhagavat, Ananta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.22.20). 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: “yato'bhavadviśvamidaṃ vicitraṃ
  • yato' -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • viśvam -
  • viśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vicitram -
  • vicitram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “saṃsthāsyate yatra ca vāvatiṣṭhate
  • saṃsthā -
  • saṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃstha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyate -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāva -
  • vāva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • atiṣṭhate -
  • atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    atiṣṭhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “prajāpatīnāṃ patireṣa mahyaṃ
  • prajāpatīnām -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajāpatī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • patir -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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]
  • Line 4: “paraṃ pramāṇaṃ bhagavān anantaḥ
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anantaḥ -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.22.20

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 3.22.20 in Bengali sript:
যতোঽভবদ্বিশ্বমিদং বিচিত্রং ।
সংস্থাস্যতে যত্র চ বাবতিষ্ঠতে ।
প্রজাপতীনাং পতিরেষ মহ্যং ।
পরং প্রমাণং ভগবান্ অনন্তঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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