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 2.4.23

भूतैर्महद्भिर्य इमाः पुरो विभुः ।
निर्माय शेते यदमूषु पूरुषः ।
भुङ्क्ते गुणान् षोडश षोडशात्मकः ।
सोऽलङ्कृषीष्ट भगवान् वचांसि मे ॥ २३ ॥

bhūtairmahadbhirya imāḥ puro vibhuḥ |
nirmāya śete yadamūṣu pūruṣaḥ |
bhuṅkte guṇān ṣoḍaśa ṣoḍaśātmakaḥ |
so'laṅkṛṣīṣṭa bhagavān vacāṃsi me || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.4.23 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 (2.4.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuta, Mahat, Yah, Yat, Iyam, Idam, Purah, Pur, Pura, Vibhu, Nirmaya, Yad, Purusha, Guna, Shodasha, Shodashan, Shodashatmaka, Sah, Alam, Krishi, Bhagavat, Vacas, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.4.23). 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: “bhūtairmahadbhirya imāḥ puro vibhuḥ
  • bhūtair -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahadbhir -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ya*i -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • imāḥ -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puro* -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vibhuḥ -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nirmāya śete yadamūṣu pūruṣaḥ
  • nirmāya -
  • nirmāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śete -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • yadam -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ūṣu -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • pūruṣaḥ -
  • pūruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “bhuṅkte guṇān ṣoḍaśa ṣoḍaśātmakaḥ
  • bhuṅkte -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third single]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ṣoḍaśa -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣoḍaśātmakaḥ -
  • ṣoḍaśātmaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “so'laṅkṛṣīṣṭa bhagavān vacāṃsi me
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • alaṅ -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛṣīṣ -
  • kṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    kṛṣī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vacāṃsi -
  • vacas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.4.23

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 2.4.23 in Bengali sript:
ভূতৈর্মহদ্ভির্য ইমাঃ পুরো বিভুঃ ।
নির্মায শেতে যদমূষু পূরুষঃ ।
ভুঙ্ক্তে গুণান্ ষোডশ ষোডশাত্মকঃ ।
সোঽলঙ্কৃষীষ্ট ভগবান্ বচাংসি মে ॥ ২৩ ॥

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