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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 3.29.28
जीवाः श्रेष्ठा हि अजीवानां ततः प्राणभृतः शुभे ।
ततः सचित्ताः प्रवराः ततश्चेन्द्रियवृत्तयः ॥ २८ ॥
jīvāḥ śreṣṭhā hi ajīvānāṃ tataḥ prāṇabhṛtaḥ śubhe |
tataḥ sacittāḥ pravarāḥ tataścendriyavṛttayaḥ || 28 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.29.28 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 (3.29.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jiva, Shreshtha, Ajiva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pranabhrit, Shubha, Shubh, Sacitta, Pravara, Indriyavritti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.29.28). 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: “jīvāḥ śreṣṭhā hi ajīvānāṃ tataḥ prāṇabhṛtaḥ śubhe ”
- jīvāḥ -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jīvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śreṣṭhā* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ajīvānām -
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ajīva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ajīva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]ajīvā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- prāṇabhṛtaḥ -
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prāṇabhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prāṇabhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śubhe -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śubh (noun, feminine)[dative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “tataḥ sacittāḥ pravarāḥ tataścendriyavṛttayaḥ ”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- sacittāḥ -
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sacitta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sacittā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pravarāḥ -
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pravara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pravarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tataś -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indriyavṛttayaḥ -
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indriyavṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.29.28
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 3.29.28 in Bengali sript:
জীবাঃ শ্রেষ্ঠা হি অজীবানাং ততঃ প্রাণভৃতঃ শুভে ।
ততঃ সচিত্তাঃ প্রবরাঃ ততশ্চেন্দ্রিযবৃত্তযঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥