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 4.20.30

मन्ये गिरं ते जगतां विमोहिनीं वरं ।
वृणीष्वेति भजन्तमात्थ यत् ।
वाचा नु तन्त्या यदि ते जनोऽसितः ।
कथं पुनः कर्म करोति मोहितः ॥ ३० ॥

manye giraṃ te jagatāṃ vimohinīṃ varaṃ |
vṛṇīṣveti bhajantamāttha yat |
vācā nu tantyā yadi te jano'sitaḥ |
kathaṃ punaḥ karma karoti mohitaḥ || 30 ||

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

Manya, Mani, Gir, Gira, Tad, Yushmad, Jagat, Jagata, Vimohini, Varam, Vara, Iti, Bha, Janta, Attha, Yat, Yad, Vaca, Tanti, Yadi, Jana, Janas, Janu, Asita, Katham, Katha, Puna, Karman, Karoti, Mohita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.20.30). 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: “manye giraṃ te jagatāṃ vimohinīṃ varaṃ
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • giram -
  • gira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    girā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [accusative 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]
  • jagatām -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jagatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vimohinīm -
  • vimohinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vṛṇīṣveti bhajantamāttha yat
  • vṛṇīṣve -
  • vṛ (verb class 9)
    [imperative middle second single]
    vṛ (verb class 9)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bha -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jantam -
  • jam -> janta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jam class 1 verb]
    jam -> janta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jam class 1 verb]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • āttha -
  • āttha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āttha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active second single]
  • yat -
  • 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]
  • Line 3: “vācā nu tantyā yadi te jano'sitaḥ
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tantyā* -
  • tanti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tantī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative 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]
  • jano' -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    janu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • asitaḥ -
  • asita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “kathaṃ punaḥ karma karoti mohitaḥ
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • mohitaḥ -
  • mohita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.20.30

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 4.20.30 in Bengali sript:
মন্যে গিরং তে জগতাং বিমোহিনীং বরং ।
বৃণীষ্বেতি ভজন্তমাত্থ যত্ ।
বাচা নু তন্ত্যা যদি তে জনোঽসিতঃ ।
কথং পুনঃ কর্ম করোতি মোহিতঃ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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