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 4.15.24

महद्‍गुणानात्मनि कर्तुमीशः ।
कः स्तावकैः स्तावयतेऽसतोऽपि ।
तेऽस्याभविष्यन् इति विप्रलब्धो ।
जनावहासं कुमतिर्न वेद ॥ २४ ॥

mahad‍guṇānātmani kartumīśaḥ |
kaḥ stāvakaiḥ stāvayate'sato'pi |
te'syābhaviṣyan iti vipralabdho |
janāvahāsaṃ kumatirna veda || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.15.24 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 (4.15.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kartu, Isha, Ish, Kah, Stavaka, Stavayat, Asat, Api, Tad, Yushmad, Asi, Idam, Iti, Hasa, Kumati, Veda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.15.24). 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: “mahad‍guṇānātmani kartumīśaḥ
  • Cannot analyse mahad‍guṇānātmani*ka
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • īśaḥ -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kaḥ stāvakaiḥ stāvayate'sato'pi
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • stāvakaiḥ -
  • stāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    stāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • stāvayate' -
  • stu -> stāvayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √stu]
    stu -> stāvayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √stu]
    stu (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • asato' -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 3: “te'syābhaviṣyan iti vipralabdho
  • 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]
  • asyā -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhaviṣyan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [conditional active third plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse vipralabdho
  • Line 4: “janāvahāsaṃ kumatirna veda
  • janāva -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • hāsam -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kumatir -
  • kumati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kumati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.15.24

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 4.15.24 in Bengali sript:
মহদ্‍গুণানাত্মনি কর্তুমীশঃ ।
কঃ স্তাবকৈঃ স্তাবযতেঽসতোঽপি ।
তেঽস্যাভবিষ্যন্ ইতি বিপ্রলব্ধো ।
জনাবহাসং কুমতির্ন বেদ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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