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 5.16.4

ऋषिरुवाच ।
न वै महाराज भगवतो मायागुणविभूतेः काष्ठां मनसा वचसा वाधिगन्तुमलं विबुधायुषापि पुरुषस्तस्मात्प्राधान्येनैव भूगोलकविशेषं नामरूपमानलक्षणतो व्याख्यास्यामः ॥ ४ ॥

ṛṣiruvāca |
na vai mahārāja bhagavato māyāguṇavibhūteḥ kāṣṭhāṃ manasā vacasā vādhigantumalaṃ vibudhāyuṣāpi puruṣastasmātprādhānyenaiva bhūgolakaviśeṣaṃ nāmarūpamānalakṣaṇato vyākhyāsyāmaḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.16.4 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 (5.16.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishi, Maharaja, Maharajan, Bhagavat, Maya, Aguna, Vibhuti, Kashtha, Manasa, Vacasa, Dhik, Antu, Alam, Ala, Vibudha, Ayusha, Ayus, Api, Purusha, Tasmat, Tad, Pradhanya, Bhugolaka, Vishesha, Namarupa, Anala, Kshana, Tas, Vyakhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.16.4). 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: “ṛṣiruvāca
  • ṛṣir -
  • ṛṣi (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: “na vai mahārāja bhagavato māyāguṇavibhūteḥ kāṣṭhāṃ manasā vacasā vādhigantumalaṃ vibudhāyuṣāpi puruṣastasmātprādhānyenaiva bhūgolakaviśeṣaṃ nāmarūpamānalakṣaṇato vyākhyāsyāmaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhagavato* -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • māyā -
  • māya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    man -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aguṇa -
  • aguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūteḥ -
  • vibhūti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhūti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kāṣṭhām -
  • kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vacasā* -
  • vacasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vacasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhig -
  • dhik (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antum -
  • antu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vibudhā -
  • vibudha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibudha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyuṣā -
  • āyuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • puruṣas -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • prādhānyenai -
  • prādhānya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prādhānya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhūgolaka -
  • bhūgolaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣam -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāmarūpam -
  • nāmarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ānala -
  • ānala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇa -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyākhyā -
  • vyākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyāmaḥ -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active first plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.16.4

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 5.16.4 in Bengali sript:
ঋষিরুবাচ ।
ন বৈ মহারাজ ভগবতো মাযাগুণবিভূতেঃ কাষ্ঠাং মনসা বচসা বাধিগন্তুমলং বিবুধাযুষাপি পুরুষস্তস্মাত্প্রাধান্যেনৈব ভূগোলকবিশেষং নামরূপমানলক্ষণতো ব্যাখ্যাস্যামঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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