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 5.19.5

मर्त्यावतारस्त्विह मर्त्यशिक्षणं रक्षोवधायैव न केवलं विभोः ।
कुतोऽन्यथा स्याद्र मतः स्व आत्मनः सीताकृतानि व्यसनानीश्वरस्य ॥ ५ ॥

martyāvatārastviha martyaśikṣaṇaṃ rakṣovadhāyaiva na kevalaṃ vibhoḥ |
kuto'nyathā syādra mataḥ sva ātmanaḥ sītākṛtāni vyasanānīśvarasya || 5 ||

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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 (5.19.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Martya, Ara, Iha, Shikshana, Raksha, Rakshas, Vadha, Kevalam, Kevala, Vibha, Vibhu, Kutah, Kuta, Anyatha, Syat, Sya, Mata, Sva, Atman, Sita, Akrita, Vyasana, Vyasanani, Ishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “martyāvatārastviha martyaśikṣaṇaṃ rakṣovadhāyaiva na kevalaṃ vibhoḥ
  • martyāva -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atā -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aras -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • martya -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikṣaṇam -
  • śikṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rakṣo -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadhāyai -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vibhoḥ -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kuto'nyathā syādra mataḥ sva ātmanaḥ sītākṛtāni vyasanānīśvarasya
  • kuto' -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mataḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • sva*ā -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sītā -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sai class 1 verb]
  • akṛtāni -
  • akṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyasanānī -
  • vyasanāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vyasanāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vyasanāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iśvarasya -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.19.5

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 5.19.5 in Bengali sript:
মর্ত্যাবতারস্ত্বিহ মর্ত্যশিক্ষণং রক্ষোবধাযৈব ন কেবলং বিভোঃ ।
কুতোঽন্যথা স্যাদ্র মতঃ স্ব আত্মনঃ সীতাকৃতানি ব্যসনানীশ্বরস্য ॥ ৫ ॥

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