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 4.21.31

यत्पादसेवाभिरुचिः तपस्विनां ।
अशेषजन्मोपचितं मलं धियः ।
सद्यः क्षिणोत्यन्वहमेधती सती ।
यथा पदाङ्गुष्ठविनिःसृता सरित् ॥ ३१ ॥

yatpādasevābhiruciḥ tapasvināṃ |
aśeṣajanmopacitaṃ malaṃ dhiyaḥ |
sadyaḥ kṣiṇotyanvahamedhatī satī |
yathā padāṅguṣṭhaviniḥsṛtā sarit || 31 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.21.31 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 (4.21.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Padaseva, Abhiruci, Tapasvin, Ashesha, Janma, Janman, Upacit, Upacita, Mala, Dhi, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Anu, Aha, Medhat, Sat, Sati, Yatha, Padangushtha, Vinihsrita, Sarit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.21.31). 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: “yatpādasevābhiruciḥ tapasvināṃ
  • 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]
  • pādasevā -
  • pādasevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhiruciḥ -
  • abhiruci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapasvinām -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “aśeṣajanmopacitaṃ malaṃ dhiyaḥ
  • aśeṣa -
  • aśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janmo -
  • janma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • upacitam -
  • upacita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upacita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upacitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    upacit (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • malam -
  • mala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    malā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhiyaḥ -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “sadyaḥ kṣiṇotyanvahamedhatī satī
  • sadyaḥ -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣiṇotya -
  • kṣī (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • anva -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aha -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • medhatī -
  • medh -> medhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √medh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √midh class 1 verb]
  • satī -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 4: “yathā padāṅguṣṭhaviniḥsṛtā sarit
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • padāṅguṣṭha -
  • padāṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viniḥsṛtā -
  • viniḥsṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarit -
  • sarit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.21.31

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 4.21.31 in Bengali sript:
যত্পাদসেবাভিরুচিঃ তপস্বিনাং ।
অশেষজন্মোপচিতং মলং ধিযঃ ।
সদ্যঃ ক্ষিণোত্যন্বহমেধতী সতী ।
যথা পদাঙ্গুষ্ঠবিনিঃসৃতা সরিত্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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