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 5.4.16

यद्यपि स्वविदितं सकलधर्मं ब्राह्मं गुह्यं ब्राह्मणैर्दर्शितमार्गेण ।
सामादिभिरुपायैर्जनतामनुशशास ॥ १६ ॥

yadyapi svaviditaṃ sakaladharmaṃ brāhmaṃ guhyaṃ brāhmaṇairdarśitamārgeṇa |
sāmādibhirupāyairjanatāmanuśaśāsa || 16 ||

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

Yadi, Yad, Api, Sva, Svan, Avidita, Sakala, Dharma, Brahma, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Brahmana, Darshita, Arga, Sama, Upaya, Janat, Janata, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.4.16). 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: “yadyapi svaviditaṃ sakaladharmaṃ brāhmaṃ guhyaṃ brāhmaṇairdarśitamārgeṇa
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aviditam -
  • avidita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avidita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aviditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sakala -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brāhmam -
  • brāhma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guhyam -
  • guhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇair -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • darśitam -
  • darśita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • argeṇa -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “sāmādibhirupāyairjanatāmanuśaśāsa
  • sāmād -
  • sāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upāyair -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • janatām -
  • janat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    janat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    janatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jan -> janat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb]
    jan -> janat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śaśāsa -
  • śās (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [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 5.4.16

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 5.4.16 in Bengali sript:
যদ্যপি স্ববিদিতং সকলধর্মং ব্রাহ্মং গুহ্যং ব্রাহ্মণৈর্দর্শিতমার্গেণ ।
সামাদিভিরুপাযৈর্জনতামনুশশাস ॥ ১৬ ॥

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