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 11.14.1

भक्तेर्महत्त्वं ध्यानयोगवर्णनं च ।
श्रीउद्धव उवाच ।
वदन्ति कृष्ण श्रेयांसि बहूनि ब्रह्मवादिनः ।
तेषां विकल्पप्राधान्यं उताहो एकमुख्यता ॥ १ ॥

bhaktermahattvaṃ dhyānayogavarṇanaṃ ca |
śrīuddhava uvāca |
vadanti kṛṣṇa śreyāṃsi bahūni brahmavādinaḥ |
teṣāṃ vikalpaprādhānyaṃ utāho ekamukhyatā || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.14.1 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 (11.14.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhakti, Mahattva, Dhyanayoga, Varnana, Shri, Uddhava, Vadat, Vadanti, Krishna, Shreyas, Bahu, Brahmavadin, Brahmavadi, Tad, Vikalpa, Pradhanya, Uta, Ahu, Eka, Ukhya, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.14.1). 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: “bhaktermahattvaṃ dhyānayogavarṇanaṃ ca
  • bhakter -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahattvam -
  • mahattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhyānayoga -
  • dhyānayoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇanam -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śrīuddhava uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • uddhava* -
  • uddhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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: “vadanti kṛṣṇa śreyāṃsi bahūni brahmavādinaḥ
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreyāṃsi -
  • śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahūni -
  • bahu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmavādinaḥ -
  • brahmavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmavādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmavādī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 4: “teṣāṃ vikalpaprādhānyaṃ utāho ekamukhyatā
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vikalpa -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prādhānyam -
  • prādhānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prādhānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • utā -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> utā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ukhya -
  • ukhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ukhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ukh -> ukhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ukh]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.14.1

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 11.14.1 in Bengali sript:
ভক্তের্মহত্ত্বং ধ্যানযোগবর্ণনং চ ।
শ্রীউদ্ধব উবাচ ।
বদন্তি কৃষ্ণ শ্রেযাংসি বহূনি ব্রহ্মবাদিনঃ ।
তেষাং বিকল্পপ্রাধান্যং উতাহো একমুখ্যতা ॥ ১ ॥

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