Hari-bhakti-vilasa [sanskrit text]

by Gaudiya Grantha Mandira | 2020 | 52,326 words

The Sanskrit text of the Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa, which was composed by Srila Sanatana Gosvami (as instructed by Lord Gaurahari) in order to arrange for the observance of vows and rituals for those who desire to obtain the ultimate goal of life, krishna-prema. The Hari-bhakti-vilasa describes in twenty chapters the core aspects of the Vaishnava lifestyle and philosophy.

स्कान्दे कार्त्तिकप्रसङ्गे श्रीब्रह्मनारदसंवादे ।
ते नराः पशवो लोके किं तेषां जीवने फलम् ।
यैर् न लब्धा हरेर् दीक्षा नार्चितो वा जनार्दनः ॥ ५ ॥

skānde kārttikaprasaṅge śrībrahmanāradasaṃvāde |
te narāḥ paśavo loke kiṃ teṣāṃ jīvane phalam |
yair na labdhā harer dīkṣā nārcito vā janārdanaḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 2.5 is contained in the book Sri Hari-Bhakti-Vilasa by Srila Sanatana Gosvami. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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

Skanda, Karttika, Prasanga, Shri, Brahma, Brahman, Narada, Samvada, Tad, Yushmad, Nara, Pashu, Loka, Kim, Jivana, Jivani, Phala, Yah, Yat, Labdha, Hari, Diksha, Nri, Arcitri, Arcita, Var, Janardana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 2.5). 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: “skānde kārttikaprasaṅge śrībrahmanāradasaṃvāde
  • skānde -
  • skānda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skānda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    skāndā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kārttika -
  • kārttika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārttika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prasaṅge -
  • prasaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nārada -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvāde -
  • saṃvāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “te narāḥ paśavo loke kiṃ teṣāṃ jīvane phalam
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • paśavo* -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • jīvane -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīvani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “yair na labdhā harer dīkṣā nārcito janārdanaḥ
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labdhā* -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    labdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
  • harer -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • dīkṣā* -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcito* -
  • arcitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    arcita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janārdanaḥ -
  • janārdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 2.5

Cover of Bengali edition

Sri Sri Hari Bhakti Vilasa (Bengali)
by Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna (2020)

Published by venimadhav Sheel Library, Kolkata.

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Preview of verse 2.5 in Bengali sript:
স্কান্দে কার্ত্তিকপ্রসঙ্গে শ্রীব্রহ্মনারদসংবাদে ।
তে নরাঃ পশবো লোকে কিং তেষাং জীবনে ফলম্ ।
যৈর্ ন লব্ধা হরের্ দীক্ষা নার্চিতো বা জনার্দনঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

Shri Shri Hari Bhakti Vilasa (Hindi)
by Shri Shyamdas (श्री श्यामदास) (2008)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; Published by Shri Harinam Sankirtan Mandal, Vrindavan

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Cover of edition (2014)

Shri Hari Bhakti Vilas (Sanskrit Text With Hindi Translation)
by Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswami (श्री गोपालभट्टगोस्वामी) (2014)

श्रीहरिभक्तिविलास (संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद); Set of 2 Volumes; Published by Shri Haridas Shastri Gosewa Sansthan

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