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 4.4.20

कर्म प्रवृत्तं च निवृत्तमप्यृतं ।
वेदे विविच्योभयलिङ्गमाश्रितम् ।
विरोधि तद्यौगपदैककर्तरि ।
द्वयं तथा ब्रह्मणि कर्म नर्च्छति ॥ २० ॥

karma pravṛttaṃ ca nivṛttamapyṛtaṃ |
vede vivicyobhayaliṅgamāśritam |
virodhi tadyaugapadaikakartari |
dvayaṃ tathā brahmaṇi karma narcchati || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.4.20 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 (4.4.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karman, Pravritta, Nivritta, Api, Ritam, Rita, Veda, Vedi, Vivici, Ubhaya, Linga, Ashrita, Virodhi, Virodhin, Tad, Tat, Yaugapada, Ekakartri, Dvayam, Dvaya, Tatha, Brahman, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.4.20). 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: “karma pravṛttaṃ ca nivṛttamapyṛtaṃ
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pravṛttam -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivṛttam -
  • nivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nivṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nivṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apyṛ -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vede vivicyobhayaliṅgamāśritam
  • vede -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vivicyo -
  • vivici (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ubhaya -
  • ubhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ubhaya (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśritam -
  • āśrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āśrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āśritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “virodhi tadyaugapadaikakartari
  • virodhi -
  • virodhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    virodhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    virodhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yaugapadai -
  • yaugapada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ekakartari -
  • ekakartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ekakartṛ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 4: “dvayaṃ tathā brahmaṇi karma narcchati
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brahmaṇi -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nar -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛcchati -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.4.20

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 4.4.20 in Bengali sript:
কর্ম প্রবৃত্তং চ নিবৃত্তমপ্যৃতং ।
বেদে বিবিচ্যোভযলিঙ্গমাশ্রিতম্ ।
বিরোধি তদ্যৌগপদৈককর্তরি ।
দ্বযং তথা ব্রহ্মণি কর্ম নর্চ্ছতি ॥ ২০ ॥

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