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 4.31.16

एतत्पदं तज्जगदात्मनः परं ।
सकृद्विभातं सवितुर्यथा प्रभा ।
यथासवो जाग्रति सुप्तशक्तयो ।
द्रव्यक्रियाज्ञानभिदाभ्रमात्ययः ॥ १६ ॥

etatpadaṃ tajjagadātmanaḥ paraṃ |
sakṛdvibhātaṃ savituryathā prabhā |
yathāsavo jāgrati suptaśaktayo |
dravyakriyājñānabhidābhramātyayaḥ || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.31.16 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 (4.31.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Pada, Tajja, Gada, Mana, Manas, Param, Para, Sakridvibhata, Savitri, Savitu, Yatha, Prabha, Asu, Asava, Jagrat, Jagrati, Supta, Shakta, Dravi, Dravya, Akriya, Ajnana, Bhid, Bhida, Abhrama, Aya, Ayas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.31.16). 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: “etatpadaṃ tajjagadātmanaḥ paraṃ
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tajja -
  • tajja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tajja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gadāt -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sakṛdvibhātaṃ savituryathā prabhā
  • sakṛdvibhātam -
  • sakṛdvibhāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakṛdvibhāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakṛdvibhātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • savitur -
  • savitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    savitu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prabhā -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yathāsavo jāgrati suptaśaktayo
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asavo* -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • jāgrati -
  • jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • supta -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    supta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √svap class 2 verb]
    svap -> supta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √svap class 2 verb]
  • śakta -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • yo -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “dravyakriyājñānabhidābhramātyayaḥ
  • dravya -
  • dravi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dravī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dravī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • akriyā -
  • akriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajñāna -
  • ajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhidā -
  • bhid (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhid (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhramāt -
  • abhrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    abhrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.31.16

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 4.31.16 in Bengali sript:
এতত্পদং তজ্জগদাত্মনঃ পরং ।
সকৃদ্বিভাতং সবিতুর্যথা প্রভা ।
যথাসবো জাগ্রতি সুপ্তশক্তযো ।
দ্রব্যক্রিযাজ্ঞানভিদাভ্রমাত্যযঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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