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 3.5.24

स वा एष तदा द्रष्टा नापश्यद् दृश्यमेकराट् ।
मेनेऽसन्तमिवात्मानं सुप्तशक्तिः असुप्तदृक् ॥ २४ ॥

sa vā eṣa tadā draṣṭā nāpaśyad dṛśyamekarāṭ |
mene'santamivātmānaṃ suptaśaktiḥ asuptadṛk || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.5.24 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 (3.5.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Var, Esha, Tada, Drashta, Nabh, Drishya, Ekaraj, Mena, Meni, Asat, Iva, Atman, Supta, Shakti, Asuptadrish,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “sa eṣa tadā draṣṭā nāpaśyad dṛśyamekarāṭ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • draṣṭā* -
  • draṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aśyad -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • dṛśyam -
  • dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • ekarāṭ -
  • ekarāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ekarāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mene'santamivātmānaṃ suptaśaktiḥ asuptadṛk
  • mene' -
  • mena (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    menā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    meni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • asantam -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative 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]
  • śaktiḥ -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asuptadṛk -
  • asuptadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    asuptadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.5.24

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 3.5.24 in Bengali sript:
স বা এষ তদা দ্রষ্টা নাপশ্যদ্ দৃশ্যমেকরাট্ ।
মেনেঽসন্তমিবাত্মানং সুপ্তশক্তিঃ অসুপ্তদৃক্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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