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 8.5.29

य एकवर्णं तमसः परं तद् ।
अलोकमव्यक्तमनन्तपारम् ।
आसां चकारोपसुपर्णमेनं ।
उपासते योगरथेन धीराः ॥ २९ ॥

ya ekavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ paraṃ tad |
alokamavyaktamanantapāram |
āsāṃ cakāropasuparṇamenaṃ |
upāsate yogarathena dhīrāḥ || 29 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.5.29 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 (8.5.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Ekavarna, Tamas, Tamasa, Param, Para, Tad, Aloka, Avyaktam, Avyakta, Anantapara, Iyam, Idam, Cakara, Upa, Suparna, Mena, Asat, Yogaratha, Dhira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.5.29). 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: “ya ekavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ paraṃ tad
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekavarṇam -
  • ekavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekavarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tamasaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tamasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • Line 2: “alokamavyaktamanantapāram
  • alokam -
  • aloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aloka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avyaktam -
  • avyaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avyakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avyakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anantapāram -
  • anantapāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anantapāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantapārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “āsāṃ cakāropasuparṇamenaṃ
  • āsām -
  • ās -> āsām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √ās]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • cakāro -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • suparṇa -
  • suparṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suparṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • menam -
  • mena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    menā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 4: “upāsate yogarathena dhīrāḥ
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asate -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • yogarathena -
  • yogaratha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhīrāḥ -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.5.29

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 8.5.29 in Bengali sript:
য একবর্ণং তমসঃ পরং তদ্ ।
অলোকমব্যক্তমনন্তপারম্ ।
আসাং চকারোপসুপর্ণমেনং ।
উপাসতে যোগরথেন ধীরাঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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