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 11.18.18

भिक्षां चतुर्षु वर्णेषु विगर्ह्यान् वर्जयन् चरेत् ।
सप्तागारान् असङ्क्लृप्तान् तुष्येत् लब्धेन तावता ॥ १८ ॥

bhikṣāṃ caturṣu varṇeṣu vigarhyān varjayan caret |
saptāgārān asaṅklṛptān tuṣyet labdhena tāvatā || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.18.18 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 (11.18.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhiksha, Shu, Varna, Vigarhya, Varja, Yat, Sapta, Saptan, Labdha, Tavata, Tavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.18.18). 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: “bhikṣāṃ caturṣu varṇeṣu vigarhyān varjayan caret
  • bhikṣām -
  • bhikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ṣu -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṣū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • varṇeṣu -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vigarhyān -
  • vigarhya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • varja -
  • varja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “saptāgārān asaṅklṛptān tuṣyet labdhena tāvatā
  • saptā -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • agārān -
  • Cannot analyse asaṅklṛptān*tu
  • tuṣyet -
  • tuṣ (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • labdhena -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • tāvatā -
  • tāvatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.18.18

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 11.18.18 in Bengali sript:
ভিক্ষাং চতুর্ষু বর্ণেষু বিগর্হ্যান্ বর্জযন্ চরেত্ ।
সপ্তাগারান্ অসঙ্ক্লৃপ্তান্ তুষ্যেত্ লব্ধেন তাবতা ॥ ১৮ ॥

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