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 11.17.1

वर्णधर्मनिरूपणम् आश्रमेषु ब्रह्मचारी गृहस्थ धर्मवर्णं च ।
श्रीउद्धव उवाच ।
यस्त्वयाभिहितः पूर्वं धर्मस्त्वद्‍भक्तिलक्षणः ।
वर्णाश्रमाचारवतां सर्वेषां द्विपदामपि ॥ १ ॥

varṇadharmanirūpaṇam āśrameṣu brahmacārī gṛhastha dharmavarṇaṃ ca |
śrīuddhava uvāca |
yastvayābhihitaḥ pūrvaṃ dharmastvad‍bhaktilakṣaṇaḥ |
varṇāśramācāravatāṃ sarveṣāṃ dvipadāmapi || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.17.1 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 (11.17.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varnadharma, Nirupana, Ashrama, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Grihastha, Dharmavarna, Shri, Uddhava, Yah, Tva, Yushmad, Abhihita, Purvam, Purva, Varnashramacara, Vata, Sarva, Dvipada, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.17.1). 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: “varṇadharmanirūpaṇam āśrameṣu brahmacārī gṛhastha dharmavarṇaṃ ca
  • varṇadharma -
  • varṇadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirūpaṇam -
  • nirūpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśrameṣu -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    āśrama (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • brahmacārī -
  • brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhastha -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmavarṇam -
  • dharmavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śrīuddhava uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • uddhava* -
  • uddhava (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 3: “yastvayābhihitaḥ pūrvaṃ dharmastvad‍bhaktilakṣaṇaḥ
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhihitaḥ -
  • abhihita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse dharmastvad‍bhaktilakṣaṇaḥ
  • Line 4: “varṇāśramācāravatāṃ sarveṣāṃ dvipadāmapi
  • varṇāśramācāra -
  • varṇāśramācāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇāśramācāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vatām -
  • vatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    van -> vatā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √van class 1 verb], [accusative single from √van class 8 verb]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • dvipadām -
  • dvipadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.17.1

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 11.17.1 in Bengali sript:
বর্ণধর্মনিরূপণম্ আশ্রমেষু ব্রহ্মচারী গৃহস্থ ধর্মবর্ণং চ ।
শ্রীউদ্ধব উবাচ ।
যস্ত্বযাভিহিতঃ পূর্বং ধর্মস্ত্বদ্‍ভক্তিলক্ষণঃ ।
বর্ণাশ্রমাচারবতাং সর্বেষাং দ্বিপদামপি ॥ ১ ॥

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