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 1.7.37

स्वप्राणान्यः परप्राणैः प्रपुष्णात्यघृणः खलः ।
तद् वधस्तस्य हि श्रेयो यद् दोषाद्यात्यधः पुमान् ॥ ३७ ॥

svaprāṇānyaḥ paraprāṇaiḥ prapuṣṇātyaghṛṇaḥ khalaḥ |
tad vadhastasya hi śreyo yad doṣādyātyadhaḥ pumān || 37 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.7.37 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 (1.7.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svap, Rana, Para, Prana, Pra, Aghrina, Khala, Tad, Tat, Vadha, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Yat, Yad, Dosha, Yatya, Yati, Adhah, Adhas, Pums,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “svaprāṇānyaḥ paraprāṇaiḥ prapuṣṇātyaghṛṇaḥ khalaḥ
  • svap -
  • svap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rāṇānya -
  • rāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prāṇaiḥ -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • puṣṇātya -
  • puṣ (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • aghṛṇaḥ -
  • aghṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khalaḥ -
  • khala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tad vadhastasya hi śreyo yad doṣādyātyadhaḥ pumān
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vadhas -
  • vadhar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śreyo* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • doṣād -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yātya -
  • yātya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √yat]
    yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √yat]
    yat -> yātya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
    yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]
    yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • adhaḥ -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.7.37

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 1.7.37 in Bengali sript:
স্বপ্রাণান্যঃ পরপ্রাণৈঃ প্রপুষ্ণাত্যঘৃণঃ খলঃ ।
তদ্ বধস্তস্য হি শ্রেযো যদ্ দোষাদ্যাত্যধঃ পুমান্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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