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 4.17.31

य एतदादावसृजच्चराचरं ।
स्वमाययात्माश्रययावितर्क्यया ।
तयैव सोऽयं किल गोप्तुमुद्यतः ।
कथं नु मां धर्मपरो जिघांसति ॥ ३१ ॥

ya etadādāvasṛjaccarācaraṃ |
svamāyayātmāśrayayāvitarkyayā |
tayaiva so'yaṃ kila goptumudyataḥ |
kathaṃ nu māṃ dharmaparo jighāṃsati || 31 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.17.31 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 (4.17.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Etadadi, Caracara, Svamaya, Atmashraya, Yavita, Ric, Taya, Sah, Aya, Idam, Kila, Udyat, Udyata, Katham, Katha, Asmad, Dharmapara, Jighamsat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.17.31). 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: “ya etadādāvasṛjaccarācaraṃ
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etadādāva -
  • etadādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    etadādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • asṛjac -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • carācaram -
  • carācara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carācara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    carācarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “svamāyayātmāśrayayāvitarkyayā
  • svamāyayā -
  • svamāyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ātmāśraya -
  • ātmāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāvitar -
  • yu -> yāvita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √yu]
    yu -> yāvita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √yu]
    yu -> yāvita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yu]
    yu -> yāvita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yu]
    yu -> yāvitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yu]
  • ṛk -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “tayaiva so'yaṃ kila goptumudyataḥ
  • tayai -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • goptum -
  • gup -> goptum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gup]
  • udyataḥ -
  • udyat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    udyat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    udyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “kathaṃ nu māṃ dharmaparo jighāṃsati
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmaparo* -
  • dharmapara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jighāṃsati -
  • han -> jighāṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √han]
    han -> jighāṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √han]
    han (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.17.31

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 4.17.31 in Bengali sript:
য এতদাদাবসৃজচ্চরাচরং ।
স্বমাযযাত্মাশ্রযযাবিতর্ক্যযা ।
তযৈব সোঽযং কিল গোপ্তুমুদ্যতঃ ।
কথং নু মাং ধর্মপরো জিঘাংসতি ॥ ৩১ ॥

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