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 13.5.47

वैष्णवं ब्राह्मणं मुख्यं श्रोतारं परिकल्प्य सः ।
प्रथमस्कन्धतः स्पष्टं आख्यानं धेनुजोऽकरत् ॥ ४७ ॥

vaiṣṇavaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ mukhyaṃ śrotāraṃ parikalpya saḥ |
prathamaskandhataḥ spaṣṭaṃ ākhyānaṃ dhenujo'karat || 47 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 13.5.47 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 (13.5.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishnava, Brahmana, Mukhya, Shrotri, Parikalpya, Sah, Prathama, Skandha, Tas, Spashtam, Spashta, Akhyana, Dhenu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 13.5.47). 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: “vaiṣṇavaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ mukhyaṃ śrotāraṃ parikalpya saḥ
  • vaiṣṇavam -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇam -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mukhyam -
  • mukhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mukhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrotāram -
  • śrotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • parikalpya -
  • parikalpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parikalpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prathamaskandhataḥ spaṣṭaṃ ākhyānaṃ dhenujo'karat
  • prathama -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • skandha -
  • skandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • spaṣṭam -
  • spaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √spaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
  • ākhyānam -
  • ākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhenu -
  • dhenu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhenu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhenu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jo' -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akarat -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 13.5.47

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 13.5.47 in Bengali sript:
বৈষ্ণবং ব্রাহ্মণং মুখ্যং শ্রোতারং পরিকল্প্য সঃ ।
প্রথমস্কন্ধতঃ স্পষ্টং আখ্যানং ধেনুজোঽকরত্ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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