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 5.11.1

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अकोविदः कोविदवादवादान्वदस्यथो नातिविदां वरिष्ठः ।
न सूरयो हि व्यवहारमेनं तत्त्वावमर्शेन सहामनन्ति ॥ १ ॥

brāhmaṇa uvāca |
akovidaḥ kovidavādavādānvadasyatho nātividāṃ variṣṭhaḥ |
na sūrayo hi vyavahāramenaṃ tattvāvamarśena sahāmananti || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.11.1 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 (5.11.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Akovida, Kovida, Vadavada, Vada, Tha, Nati, Vid, Vida, Varishtha, Suri, Vyavahara, Mena, Tattva, Avamarsha, Nat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.11.1). 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: “brāhmaṇa uvāca
  • brāhmaṇa* -
  • brāhmaṇa (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: “akovidaḥ kovidavādavādānvadasyatho nātividāṃ variṣṭhaḥ
  • akovidaḥ -
  • akovida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kovida -
  • kovida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kovida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādavādān -
  • vādavāda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vadasya -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tho* -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāti -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vidām -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vidā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • variṣṭhaḥ -
  • variṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “na sūrayo hi vyavahāramenaṃ tattvāvamarśena sahāmananti
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūrayo* -
  • sūri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vyavahāra -
  • vyavahāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • menam -
  • mena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    menā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tattvā -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avamarśena -
  • avamarśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahāma -
  • sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • nanti -
  • nat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.11.1

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 5.11.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণ উবাচ ।
অকোবিদঃ কোবিদবাদবাদান্বদস্যথো নাতিবিদাং বরিষ্ঠঃ ।
ন সূরযো হি ব্যবহারমেনং তত্ত্বাবমর্শেন সহামনন্তি ॥ ১ ॥

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