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 10.85.40

दर्शनं वां हि भूतानां दुष्प्रापं चाप्यदुर्लभम् ।
रजस्तमः स्वभावानां यन्नः प्राप्तौ यदृच्छया ॥ ४० ॥

darśanaṃ vāṃ hi bhūtānāṃ duṣprāpaṃ cāpyadurlabham |
rajastamaḥ svabhāvānāṃ yannaḥ prāptau yadṛcchayā || 40 ||

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

Darshana, Yushmad, Bhuta, Dushprapa, Capya, Durlabha, Raja, Rajas, Tama, Tamas, Svabhava, Yat, Prapta, Prapti, Yadriccha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.85.40). 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: “darśanaṃ vāṃ hi bhūtānāṃ duṣprāpaṃ cāpyadurlabham
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhūtānām -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • duṣprāpam -
  • duṣprāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣprāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣprāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpya -
  • ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • durlabham -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durlabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “rajastamaḥ svabhāvānāṃ yannaḥ prāptau yadṛcchayā
  • rajas -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tamaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svabhāvānām -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prāptau -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • yadṛcchayā -
  • yadṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.85.40

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 10.85.40 in Bengali sript:
দর্শনং বাং হি ভূতানাং দুষ্প্রাপং চাপ্যদুর্লভম্ ।
রজস্তমঃ স্বভাবানাং যন্নঃ প্রাপ্তৌ যদৃচ্ছযা ॥ ৪০ ॥

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