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 1.5.18

तस्यैव हेतोः प्रयतेत कोविदो ।
न लभ्यते यद्‍भ्रमतामुपर्यधः ।
तल्लभ्यते दुःखवदन्यतः सुखं ।
कालेन सर्वत्र गभीररंहसा ॥ १८ ॥

tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovido |
na labhyate yad‍bhramatāmuparyadhaḥ |
tallabhyate duḥkhavadanyataḥ sukhaṃ |
kālena sarvatra gabhīraraṃhasā || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.5.18 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 (1.5.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tas, Hetu, Prayata, Prayati, Prayat, Ita, Kah, Vidu, Talla, Bha, Duhkha, Vadanya, Sukham, Sukha, Kalena, Kala, Sarvatra, Gabhira, Ramhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.5.18). 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: “tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovido
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hetoḥ -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prayate -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    prayata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prayatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prayati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pre -> prayat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √pre class 2 verb], [dative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √pre class 2 verb], [dative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ko -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vido -
  • vidu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na labhyate yad‍bhramatāmuparyadhaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labhyate -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse yad‍bhramatāmuparyadhaḥ
  • Line 3: “tallabhyate duḥkhavadanyataḥ sukhaṃ
  • talla -
  • talla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    talla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhya -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ate -
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadanya -
  • vadanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vadanya (noun, neuter)
    [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]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 4: “kālena sarvatra gabhīraraṃhasā
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gabhīra -
  • gabhīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gabhīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raṃhasā -
  • raṃhas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    raṃhas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.5.18

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 1.5.18 in Bengali sript:
তস্যৈব হেতোঃ প্রযতেত কোবিদো ।
ন লভ্যতে যদ্‍ভ্রমতামুপর্যধঃ ।
তল্লভ্যতে দুঃখবদন্যতঃ সুখং ।
কালেন সর্বত্র গভীররংহসা ॥ ১৮ ॥

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