Bhagavata Purana [sanskrit]

140,807 words

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 11.23.16

यशो यशस्विनां शुद्धं श्लाघ्या ये गुणिनां गुणाः ।
लोभः स्वल्पोऽपि तान्हन्ति श्वित्रो रूपमिवेप्सितम् ॥ १६ ॥

yaśo yaśasvināṃ śuddhaṃ ślāghyā ye guṇināṃ guṇāḥ |
lobhaḥ svalpo'pi tānhanti śvitro rūpamivepsitam || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.23.16 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 (11.23.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasha, Yashas, Yashasvin, Shuddha, Shlaghya, Yah, Yat, Gunin, Guna, Lobha, Svalpa, Api, Shvitra, Rupa, Iva, Ipsita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.23.16). 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: “yaśo yaśasvināṃ śuddhaṃ ślāghyā ye guṇināṃ guṇāḥ
  • yaśo* -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaśasvinām -
  • yaśasvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaśasvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śuddham -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • ślāghyā* -
  • ślāghya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ślāghyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
    ślāgh -> ślāghyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • guṇinām -
  • guṇin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guṇin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “lobhaḥ svalpo'pi tānhanti śvitro rūpamivepsitam
  • lobhaḥ -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svalpo' -
  • svalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śvitro* -
  • śvitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ive -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • īpsitam -
  • īpsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īpsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īpsitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.23.16

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 11.23.16 in Bengali sript:
যশো যশস্বিনাং শুদ্ধং শ্লাঘ্যা যে গুণিনাং গুণাঃ ।
লোভঃ স্বল্পোঽপি তান্হন্তি শ্বিত্রো রূপমিবেপ্সিতম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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