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 8.5.31

इमे वयं यत्प्रिययैव तन्वा ।
सत्त्वेन सृष्टा बहिरन्तराविः ।
गतिं न सूक्ष्मामृषयश्च विद्महे ।
कुतोऽसुराद्या इतरप्रधानाः ॥ ३१ ॥

ime vayaṃ yatpriyayaiva tanvā |
sattvena sṛṣṭā bahirantarāviḥ |
gatiṃ na sūkṣmāmṛṣayaśca vidmahe |
kuto'surādyā itarapradhānāḥ || 31 ||

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

Iyam, Idam, Vaya, Asmad, Yat, Yad, Priya, Tanu, Sattva, Srishta, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Antara, Gati, Sukshma, Rishi, Vidman, Kutah, Kuta, Asura, Pradhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.5.31). 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: “ime vayaṃ yatpriyayaiva tanvā
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • 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]
  • priyayai -
  • priyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tanvā -
  • tanū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “sattvena sṛṣṭā bahirantarāviḥ
  • sattvena -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sṛṣṭā* -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • bahir -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antarāvi -
  • antara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “gatiṃ na sūkṣmāmṛṣayaśca vidmahe
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūkṣmām -
  • sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣayaś -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidma -
  • vidman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 4: “kuto'surādyā itarapradhānāḥ
  • kuto' -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asurād -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    asura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • itara -
  • itara (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • pradhānāḥ -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pradhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.5.31

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 8.5.31 in Bengali sript:
ইমে বযং যত্প্রিযযৈব তন্বা ।
সত্ত্বেন সৃষ্টা বহিরন্তরাবিঃ ।
গতিং ন সূক্ষ্মামৃষযশ্চ বিদ্মহে ।
কুতোঽসুরাদ্যা ইতরপ্রধানাঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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