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 5.5.1

ऋषभ उवाच ।
नायं देहो देहभाजां नृलोके कष्टान्कामानर्हते विड्भुजां ये ।
तपो दिव्यं पुत्रका येन सत्त्वं शुद्ध्येद्यस्माद्ब्रह्मसौख्यं त्वनन्तम् ॥ १ ॥

ṛṣabha uvāca |
nāyaṃ deho dehabhājāṃ nṛloke kaṣṭānkāmānarhate viḍbhujāṃ ye |
tapo divyaṃ putrakā yena sattvaṃ śuddhyedyasmādbrahmasaukhyaṃ tvanantam || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.5.1 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 (5.5.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishabha, Naya, Deha, Dehabhaj, Nriloka, Kashta, Kama, Arhat, Arhata, Vidbhuj, Vidbhuja, Yah, Yat, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Divya, Putraka, Yena, Sattva, Tva, Ananta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.5.1). 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: “ṛṣabha uvāca
  • ṛṣabha* -
  • ṛṣabha (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: “nāyaṃ deho dehabhājāṃ nṛloke kaṣṭānkāmānarhate viḍbhujāṃ ye
  • nāyam -
  • nāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • deho* -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dehabhājām -
  • dehabhāj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nṛloke -
  • nṛloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kaṣṭān -
  • kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • kāmān -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • arhate -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    arhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    arhata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • viḍbhujām -
  • viḍbhuj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    viḍbhuj (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    viḍbhujā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “tapo divyaṃ putrakā yena sattvaṃ śuddhyedyasmādbrahmasaukhyaṃ tvanantam
  • tapo* -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • putrakā* -
  • putraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sattvam -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śuddhyedyasmādbrahmasaukhyam*tv
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anantam -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.5.1

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 5.5.1 in Bengali sript:
ঋষভ উবাচ ।
নাযং দেহো দেহভাজাং নৃলোকে কষ্টান্কামানর্হতে বিড্ভুজাং যে ।
তপো দিব্যং পুত্রকা যেন সত্ত্বং শুদ্ধ্যেদ্যস্মাদ্ব্রহ্মসৌখ্যং ত্বনন্তম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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