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 11.19.39

धर्म इष्टं धनं नॄणां यज्ञोऽहं भगवत्तमः ।
दक्षिणा ज्ञानसन्देशः प्राणायामः परं बलम् ॥ ३९ ॥

dharma iṣṭaṃ dhanaṃ nṝṇāṃ yajño'haṃ bhagavattamaḥ |
dakṣiṇā jñānasandeśaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ paraṃ balam || 39 ||

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

Dharma, Ishtam, Ishta, Dhana, Nri, Yajna, Aha, Asmad, Bhagavattama, Dakshina, Jnana, Sandesha, Pranayama, Param, Para, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.19.39). 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: “dharma iṣṭaṃ dhanaṃ nṝṇāṃ yajño'haṃ bhagavattamaḥ
  • dharma* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iṣṭam -
  • iṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nṝṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yajño' -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavattamaḥ -
  • bhagavattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dakṣiṇā jñānasandeśaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ paraṃ balam
  • dakṣiṇā* -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandeśaḥ -
  • sandeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇāyāmaḥ -
  • prāṇāyāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.19.39

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 11.19.39 in Bengali sript:
ধর্ম ইষ্টং ধনং নৄণাং যজ্ঞোঽহং ভগবত্তমঃ ।
দক্ষিণা জ্ঞানসন্দেশঃ প্রাণাযামঃ পরং বলম্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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