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 4.20.14

श्रेयः प्रजापालनमेव राज्ञो ।
यत्साम्पराये सुकृतात् षष्ठमंशम् ।
हर्तान्यथा हृतपुण्यः प्रजानां ।
अरक्षिता करहारोऽघमत्ति ॥ १४ ॥

śreyaḥ prajāpālanameva rājño |
yatsāmparāye sukṛtāt ṣaṣṭhamaṃśam |
hartānyathā hṛtapuṇyaḥ prajānāṃ |
arakṣitā karahāro'ghamatti || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.20.14 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 (4.20.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Prajapalana, Eva, Yat, Yad, Samparaya, Sukrita, Shashthama, Sha, Hartri, Anyatha, Hrita, Punya, Praja, Prajana, Arakshitri, Arakshita, Karahara, Agha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.20.14). 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: “śreyaḥ prajāpālanameva rājño
  • śreyaḥ -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • prajāpālanam -
  • prajāpālana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse rājño
  • Line 2: “yatsāmparāye sukṛtāt ṣaṣṭhamaṃśam
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sāmparāye -
  • sāmparāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāmparāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāmparāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sukṛtāt -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṣaṣṭhamaṃ -
  • ṣaṣṭhama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaṣṭhama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣaṣṭhamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śam -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “hartānyathā hṛtapuṇyaḥ prajānāṃ
  • hartā -
  • hartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    hṛ (verb class 9)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • anyathā* -
  • anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hṛta -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • puṇyaḥ -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “arakṣitā karahāro'ghamatti
  • arakṣitā -
  • arakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    arakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karahāro' -
  • karahāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agham -
  • aghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    agha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atti -
  • atti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    atti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.20.14

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 4.20.14 in Bengali sript:
শ্রেযঃ প্রজাপালনমেব রাজ্ঞো ।
যত্সাম্পরাযে সুকৃতাত্ ষষ্ঠমংশম্ ।
হর্তান্যথা হৃতপুণ্যঃ প্রজানাং ।
অরক্ষিতা করহারোঽঘমত্তি ॥ ১৪ ॥

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