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 1.2.23

सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति प्रकृतेर्गुणास्तैः ।
युक्तः परः पुरुष एक इहास्य धत्ते ।
स्थित्यादये हरिविरिञ्चिहरेति संज्ञाः ।
श्रेयांसि तत्र खलु सत्त्वतनोः नृणां स्युः ॥ २३ ॥

sattvaṃ rajastama iti prakṛterguṇāstaiḥ |
yuktaḥ paraḥ puruṣa eka ihāsya dhatte |
sthityādaye hariviriñcihareti saṃjñāḥ |
śreyāṃsi tatra khalu sattvatanoḥ nṛṇāṃ syuḥ || 23 ||

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

Sattva, Raja, Rajas, Tama, Tamas, Iti, Prakriti, Guna, Tad, Yukta, Parah, Para, Purusha, Eka, Iha, Idam, Sthiti, Adi, Hari, Hara, Sanjna, Shreyas, Tatra, Khalu, Tanu, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.2.23). 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: “sattvaṃ rajastama iti prakṛterguṇāstaiḥ
  • sattvam -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rajas -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tama* -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prakṛter -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • guṇās -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yuktaḥ paraḥ puruṣa eka ihāsya dhatte
  • yuktaḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • paraḥ -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣa* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eka* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 3: “sthityādaye hariviriñcihareti saṃjñāḥ
  • sthityā -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sthitī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sthitī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    sthitī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ādaye -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    ad (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single], [imperfect middle first single]
  • hari -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    harī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    harin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • viriñci -
  • viriñci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hare -
  • hara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    hara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    harā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sañjñāḥ -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 4: “śreyāṃsi tatra khalu sattvatanoḥ nṛṇāṃ syuḥ
  • śreyāṃsi -
  • śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanoḥ -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • syuḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.2.23

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 1.2.23 in Bengali sript:
সত্ত্বং রজস্তম ইতি প্রকৃতের্গুণাস্তৈঃ ।
যুক্তঃ পরঃ পুরুষ এক ইহাস্য ধত্তে ।
স্থিত্যাদযে হরিবিরিঞ্চিহরেতি সংজ্ঞাঃ ।
শ্রেযাংসি তত্র খলু সত্ত্বতনোঃ নৃণাং স্যুঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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