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 1.10.21

स वै किलायं पुरुषः पुरातनो ।
य एक आसीदविशेष आत्मनि ।
अग्रे गुणेभ्यो जगदात्मनीश्वरे ।
निमीलितात्मन्निशि सुप्तशक्तिषु ॥ २१ ॥

sa vai kilāyaṃ puruṣaḥ purātano |
ya eka āsīdaviśeṣa ātmani |
agre guṇebhyo jagadātmanīśvare |
nimīlitātmanniśi suptaśaktiṣu || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.10.21 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 (1.10.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kila, Aya, Idam, Purusha, Pura, Ano, Anu, Yah, Eka, Avishesha, Atman, Agre, Agra, Agri, Guna, Jagadatman, Ishvara, Nimilita, Asmad, Nish, Nishi, Supta, Shakti, Shaktin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.10.21). 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: “sa vai kilāyaṃ puruṣaḥ purātano
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kilā -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣaḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purāt -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ano -
  • ano (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ya eka āsīdaviśeṣa ātmani
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eka* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • aviśeṣa*ā -
  • aviśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aviśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aviśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmani -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “agre guṇebhyo jagadātmanīśvare
  • agre -
  • agre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • guṇebhyo* -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • jagadātmanī -
  • jagadātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • iśvare -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 4: “nimīlitātmanniśi suptaśaktiṣu
  • nimīlitāt -
  • nimīlita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nimīlita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • man -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • niśi -
  • niśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • supta -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    supta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √svap class 2 verb]
    svap -> supta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √svap class 2 verb]
  • śaktiṣu -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śaktin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śaktin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    śaktī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.10.21

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 1.10.21 in Bengali sript:
স বৈ কিলাযং পুরুষঃ পুরাতনো ।
য এক আসীদবিশেষ আত্মনি ।
অগ্রে গুণেভ্যো জগদাত্মনীশ্বরে ।
নিমীলিতাত্মন্নিশি সুপ্তশক্তিষু ॥ ২১ ॥

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