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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 2.3.18
तरवः किं न जीवन्ति भस्त्राः किं न श्वसन्त्युत ।
न खादन्ति न मेहन्ति किं ग्रामपशवोऽपरे ॥ १८ ॥
taravaḥ kiṃ na jīvanti bhastrāḥ kiṃ na śvasantyuta |
na khādanti na mehanti kiṃ grāmapaśavo'pare || 18 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.3.18 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 (2.3.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Taru, Kim, Jivanti, Jivat, Bhastra, Shvasat, Uta, Khadat, Khadanti, Mehat, Mehanti, Grama, Pashu, Apara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “taravaḥ kiṃ na jīvanti bhastrāḥ kiṃ na śvasantyuta ”
- taravaḥ -
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taru (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvanti -
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jīvanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jīvantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- bhastrāḥ -
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bhastrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhastra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śvasantyu -
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√śvas -> śvasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śvas class 2 verb]√śvas (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- Line 2: “na khādanti na mehanti kiṃ grāmapaśavo'pare ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khādanti -
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√khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √khād class 1 verb]√khād -> khādantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √khād class 1 verb]√khād (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mehanti -
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√mih -> mehat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √mih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mih class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mih class 1 verb]√mih -> mehantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √mih class 1 verb]√mih (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- grāma -
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grāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśavo' -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- apare -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.3.18
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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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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Srimad Bhagavat Mahapurana in Bengali
by (2018)
Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; 2035 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.3.18 in Bengali sript:
তরবঃ কিং ন জীবন্তি ভস্ত্রাঃ কিং ন শ্বসন্ত্যুত ।
ন খাদন্তি ন মেহন্তি কিং গ্রামপশবোঽপরে ॥ ১৮ ॥