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.

अच्छिद्रम् ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रं तु ये कुर्वन्ति द्विजाधमाः ।
तेषां ललाटे सततं शुनः पादो न संशयः ॥ २१४ ॥

acchidram ūrdhvapuṇḍraṃ tu ye kurvanti dvijādhamāḥ |
teṣāṃ lalāṭe satataṃ śunaḥ pādo na saṃśayaḥ || 214 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 4.214 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 (4.214). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Acchidra, Urdhvapundra, Yah, Yat, Kurvat, Dvijadhama, Tad, Lalate, Lalata, Satatam, Satata, Shuna, Shvan, Pada, Samshaya,

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 4.214). 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: “acchidram ūrdhvapuṇḍraṃ tu ye kurvanti dvijādhamāḥ
  • acchidram -
  • acchidra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acchidra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acchidrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūrdhvapuṇḍram -
  • ūrdhvapuṇḍra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • dvijādhamāḥ -
  • dvijādhama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ lalāṭe satataṃ śunaḥ pādo na saṃśayaḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • lalāṭe -
  • lalāṭe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śunaḥ -
  • śuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pādo* -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (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 4.214

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 4.214 in Bengali sript:
অচ্ছিদ্রম্ ঊর্ধ্বপুণ্ড্রং তু যে কুর্বন্তি দ্বিজাধমাঃ ।
তেষাং ললাটে সততং শুনঃ পাদো ন সংশযঃ ॥ ২১৪ ॥

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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