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 11.3.1

मायायास्ततः सन्तरणोपायस्य च वर्णनं ब्रह्मकर्मादि निरूपणं च ।
श्रीराजोवाच ।
परस्य विष्णोरीशस्य मायिनां अपि मोहिनीम् ।
मायां वेदितुमिच्छामो भगवन्तो ब्रुवन्तु नः ॥ १ ॥

māyāyāstataḥ santaraṇopāyasya ca varṇanaṃ brahmakarmādi nirūpaṇaṃ ca |
śrīrājovāca |
parasya viṣṇorīśasya māyināṃ api mohinīm |
māyāṃ veditumicchāmo bhagavanto bruvantu naḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.3.1 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 (11.3.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Santarana, Upaya, Varnana, Brahmakarman, Nirupana, Shri, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Para, Vishnu, Isha, Mayin, Api, Mohini, Bhagavanta, Bhagavat, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.3.1). 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: “māyāyāstataḥ santaraṇopāyasya ca varṇanaṃ brahmakarmādi nirūpaṇaṃ ca
  • māyāyās -
  • māyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • santaraṇo -
  • santaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāyasya -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇanam -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahmakarmā -
  • brahmakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nirūpaṇam -
  • nirūpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirūpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śrīrājovāca
  • śrīr -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • rājo -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “parasya viṣṇorīśasya māyināṃ api mohinīm
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • viṣṇor -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • īśasya -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • māyinām -
  • māyin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    māyin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mohinīm -
  • mohinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “māyāṃ veditumicchāmo bhagavanto bruvantu naḥ
  • māyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • veditum -
  • vid -> veditum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vid]
    vid -> veditum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vid]
  • icchāmo* -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active first plural]
  • bhagavanto* -
  • bhagavanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bruvantu -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.3.1

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 11.3.1 in Bengali sript:
মাযাযাস্ততঃ সন্তরণোপাযস্য চ বর্ণনং ব্রহ্মকর্মাদি নিরূপণং চ ।
শ্রীরাজোবাচ ।
পরস্য বিষ্ণোরীশস্য মাযিনাং অপি মোহিনীম্ ।
মাযাং বেদিতুমিচ্ছামো ভগবন্তো ব্রুবন্তু নঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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