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 4.21.21

राजोवाच ।
सभ्याः श्रृणुत भद्रं वः साधवो य इहागताः ।
सत्सु जिज्ञासुभिर्धर्मं आवेद्यं स्वमनीषितम् ॥ २१ ॥

rājovāca |
sabhyāḥ śrṛṇuta bhadraṃ vaḥ sādhavo ya ihāgatāḥ |
satsu jijñāsubhirdharmaṃ āvedyaṃ svamanīṣitam || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.21.21 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 (4.21.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Rajan, Raj, Sabhya, Bhadram, Bhadra, Yushmad, Sadhu, Yah, Ihagata, Sat, Sad, Jijnasu, Dharma, Avedya, Svamat, Ishita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.21.21). 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: “rājovāca
  • rājo -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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: “sabhyāḥ śrṛṇuta bhadraṃ vaḥ sādhavo ya ihāgatāḥ
  • sabhyāḥ -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sabhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇuta*bh
  • bhadram -
  • bhadram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • sādhavo* -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ihāgatāḥ -
  • ihāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ihāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “satsu jijñāsubhirdharmaṃ āvedyaṃ svamanīṣitam
  • satsu -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • jijñāsubhir -
  • jijñāsu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jijñāsu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    jijñāsu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āvedyam -
  • āvedya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āvedya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āvedyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svaman -
  • svamat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • īṣitam -
  • īṣ -> īṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īṣ class 1 verb]
    īṣ -> īṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √īṣ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.21.21

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 4.21.21 in Bengali sript:
রাজোবাচ ।
সভ্যাঃ শ্রৃণুত ভদ্রং বঃ সাধবো য ইহাগতাঃ ।
সত্সু জিজ্ঞাসুভির্ধর্মং আবেদ্যং স্বমনীষিতম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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