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 4.8.60

पुंसां अमायिनां सम्यक् भजतां भाववर्धनः ।
श्रेयो दिशत्यभिमतं यद्धर्मादिषु देहिनाम् ॥ ६० ॥

puṃsāṃ amāyināṃ samyak bhajatāṃ bhāvavardhanaḥ |
śreyo diśatyabhimataṃ yaddharmādiṣu dehinām || 60 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.8.60 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 (4.8.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pums, Amayin, Samyak, Bhava, Vardhana, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Abhimata, Yat, Yad, Harman, Adi, Adin, Dehin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.8.60). 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: “puṃsāṃ amāyināṃ samyak bhajatāṃ bhāvavardhanaḥ
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • amāyinām -
  • amāyin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    amāyin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhajatām -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • bhāva -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • vardhanaḥ -
  • vardhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śreyo diśatyabhimataṃ yaddharmādiṣu dehinām
  • śreyo* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • diśatya -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • abhimatam -
  • abhimata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhimata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhimatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yaddh -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • harmā -
  • harman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ādiṣu -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dehinām -
  • dehin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.8.60

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 4.8.60 in Bengali sript:
পুংসাং অমাযিনাং সম্যক্ ভজতাং ভাববর্ধনঃ ।
শ্রেযো দিশত্যভিমতং যদ্ধর্মাদিষু দেহিনাম্ ॥ ৬০ ॥

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