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 11.18.1

वानप्रस्थ संन्यासाश्रमधर्म निरूपणम् ।
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
वनं विविक्षुः पुत्रेषु भार्यां न्यस्य सहैव वा ।
वन एव वसेत् शान्तः तृतीयं भागमायुषः ॥ १ ॥

vānaprastha saṃnyāsāśramadharma nirūpaṇam |
śrībhagavānuvāca |
vanaṃ vivikṣuḥ putreṣu bhāryāṃ nyasya sahaiva vā |
vana eva vaset śāntaḥ tṛtīyaṃ bhāgamāyuṣaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.18.1 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 (11.18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vanaprastha, Samnyasa, Ashramadharma, Nirupana, Shri, Bhagavat, Vana, Vivikshu, Putra, Bharya, Nyasya, Saha, Sah, Vanas, Eva, Shanta, Tritiyam, Tritiya, Bhaga, Ayus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.18.1). 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: “vānaprastha saṃnyāsāśramadharma nirūpaṇam
  • vānaprastha -
  • vānaprastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vānaprastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnyāsā -
  • saṃnyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āśramadharma -
  • āśramadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirūpaṇam -
  • nirūpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śrībhagavānuvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (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: “vanaṃ vivikṣuḥ putreṣu bhāryāṃ nyasya sahaiva
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vivikṣuḥ -
  • vivikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vivikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • putreṣu -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • nyasya -
  • nyasya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nyasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahai -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 4: “vana eva vaset śāntaḥ tṛtīyaṃ bhāgamāyuṣaḥ
  • vana* -
  • vanas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaset -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • śāntaḥ -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • tṛtīyam -
  • tṛtīyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tṛtīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāgam -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyuṣaḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.18.1

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 11.18.1 in Bengali sript:
বানপ্রস্থ সংন্যাসাশ্রমধর্ম নিরূপণম্ ।
শ্রীভগবানুবাচ ।
বনং বিবিক্ষুঃ পুত্রেষু ভার্যাং ন্যস্য সহৈব বা ।
বন এব বসেত্ শান্তঃ তৃতীযং ভাগমাযুষঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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