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 4.23.1

मैत्रेय उवाच ।
दृष्ट्वात्मानं प्रवयसं एकदा वैन्य आत्मवान् ।
आत्मना वर्धिताशेष स्वानुसर्गः प्रजापतिः ॥ १ ॥

maitreya uvāca |
dṛṣṭvātmānaṃ pravayasaṃ ekadā vainya ātmavān |
ātmanā vardhitāśeṣa svānusargaḥ prajāpatiḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.23.1 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 (4.23.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maitreya, Atman, Ekada, Vainya, Atmavat, Vardhita, Ashesha, Sva, Usri, Ric, Prajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.23.1). 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: “maitreya uvāca
  • maitreya* -
  • maitreya (noun, masculine)
    [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: “dṛṣṭvātmānaṃ pravayasaṃ ekadā vainya ātmavān
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pravayasam -
  • pravayasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekadā -
  • ekadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vainya*ā -
  • vainya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmavān -
  • ātmavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ātmanā vardhitāśeṣa svānusargaḥ prajāpatiḥ
  • ātmanā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vardhitā -
  • vardhita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vardhita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vṛdh]
    vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vṛdh]
    vardhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vardh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vardh -> vardhita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vardh -> vardhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh]
    vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh]
    vṛdh -> vardhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh]
    vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aśeṣa -
  • aśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svān -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • usar -
  • usṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prajāpatiḥ -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.23.1

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 4.23.1 in Bengali sript:
মৈত্রেয উবাচ ।
দৃষ্ট্বাত্মানং প্রবযসং একদা বৈন্য আত্মবান্ ।
আত্মনা বর্ধিতাশেষ স্বানুসর্গঃ প্রজাপতিঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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