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 10.3.20

स त्वं त्रिलोकस्थितये स्वमायया ।
बिभर्षि शुक्लं खलु वर्णमात्मनः ।
सर्गाय रक्तं रजसोपबृंहितं ।
कृष्णं च वर्णं तमसा जनात्यये ॥ २० ॥

sa tvaṃ trilokasthitaye svamāyayā |
bibharṣi śuklaṃ khalu varṇamātmanaḥ |
sargāya raktaṃ rajasopabṛṃhitaṃ |
kṛṣṇaṃ ca varṇaṃ tamasā janātyaye || 20 ||

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

Tva, Yushmad, Triloka, Sthiti, Svamaya, Shukla, Khalu, Varna, Atman, Sarga, Rakta, Rajas, Rajasa, Upa, Brimhita, Krishna, Tamasa, Jana, Yayi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.3.20). 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: “sa tvaṃ trilokasthitaye svamāyayā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • triloka -
  • triloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    triloka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitaye -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • svamāyayā -
  • svamāyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “bibharṣi śuklaṃ khalu varṇamātmanaḥ
  • bibharṣi -
  • bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [present active second single]
  • śuklam -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuklā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • varṇam -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “sargāya raktaṃ rajasopabṛṃhitaṃ
  • sargāya -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • raktam -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • rajaso -
  • rajasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rajasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bṛṃhitam -
  • bṛṃhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bṛṃhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bṛṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
  • Line 4: “kṛṣṇaṃ ca varṇaṃ tamasā janātyaye
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇam -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • tamasā* -
  • tamasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tamasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janāt -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaye -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.3.20

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 10.3.20 in Bengali sript:
স ত্বং ত্রিলোকস্থিতযে স্বমাযযা ।
বিভর্ষি শুক্লং খলু বর্ণমাত্মনঃ ।
সর্গায রক্তং রজসোপবৃংহিতং ।
কৃষ্ণং চ বর্ণং তমসা জনাত্যযে ॥ ২০ ॥

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