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 3.26.9

देवहूतिरुवाच ।
प्रकृतेः पुरुषस्यापि लक्षणं पुरुषोत्तम ।
ब्रूहि कारणयोरस्य सदसच्च यदात्मकम् ॥ ९ ॥

devahūtiruvāca |
prakṛteḥ puruṣasyāpi lakṣaṇaṃ puruṣottama |
brūhi kāraṇayorasya sadasacca yadātmakam || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.26.9 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 (3.26.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devahuti, Prakriti, Purusha, Api, Lakshana, Purushottama, Karana, Rasya, Sadasat, Yadatmaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.26.9). 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: “devahūtiruvāca
  • devahūtir -
  • devahūti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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: “prakṛteḥ puruṣasyāpi lakṣaṇaṃ puruṣottama
  • prakṛteḥ -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • puruṣasyā -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣottama -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “brūhi kāraṇayorasya sadasacca yadātmakam
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kāraṇayor -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • rasya -
  • rasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras -> rasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ras]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    ras -> rasya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
    ras -> rasya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
  • sadasac -
  • sadasat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sadasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yadātmakam -
  • yadātmaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yadātmaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yadātmakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.26.9

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 3.26.9 in Bengali sript:
দেবহূতিরুবাচ ।
প্রকৃতেঃ পুরুষস্যাপি লক্ষণং পুরুষোত্তম ।
ব্রূহি কারণযোরস্য সদসচ্চ যদাত্মকম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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