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 10.48.30

भवद्विधा महाभागा निषेव्या अर्हसत्तमाः ।
श्रेयस्कामैर्नृभिर्नित्यं देवाः स्वार्था न साधवः ॥ ३० ॥

bhavadvidhā mahābhāgā niṣevyā arhasattamāḥ |
śreyaskāmairnṛbhirnityaṃ devāḥ svārthā na sādhavaḥ || 30 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.48.30 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 (10.48.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavadvidha, Mahabhaga, Nishevya, Nishevi, Arha, Sattama, Shreyaskama, Nri, Nityam, Nitya, Deva, Svartha, Sadhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.48.30). 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: “bhavadvidhā mahābhāgā niṣevyā arhasattamāḥ
  • bhavadvidhā* -
  • bhavadvidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavadvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahābhāgā* -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niṣevyā* -
  • niṣevya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niṣevyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    niṣevī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • arha -
  • arha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sattamāḥ -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sattamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śreyaskāmairnṛbhirnityaṃ devāḥ svārthā na sādhavaḥ
  • śreyaskāmair -
  • śreyaskāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śreyaskāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nṛbhir -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svārthā* -
  • svārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhavaḥ -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.48.30

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 10.48.30 in Bengali sript:
ভবদ্বিধা মহাভাগা নিষেব্যা অর্হসত্তমাঃ ।
শ্রেযস্কামৈর্নৃভির্নিত্যং দেবাঃ স্বার্থা ন সাধবঃ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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