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 11.21.22

विषयाभिनिवेशेन नात्मानं वेद नापरम् ।
वृक्ष जीविकया जीवन्व्यर्थं भस्त्रेव यः श्वसन् ॥ २२ ॥

viṣayābhiniveśena nātmānaṃ veda nāparam |
vṛkṣa jīvikayā jīvanvyarthaṃ bhastreva yaḥ śvasan || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.21.22 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 (11.21.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Visha, Vishaya, Abhinivesha, Mana, Veda, Nabh, Aram, Ara, Vriksha, Jivika, Jivat, Jivan, Vyartham, Vyartha, Bhastra, Iva, Yah, Shvasat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.21.22). 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: “viṣayābhiniveśena nātmānaṃ veda nāparam
  • viṣayā -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhiniveśena -
  • abhiniveśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aram -
  • aram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vṛkṣa jīvikayā jīvanvyarthaṃ bhastreva yaḥ śvasan
  • vṛkṣa -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jīvikayā -
  • jīvikā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jīvan -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vyartham -
  • vyartham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhastre -
  • bhastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bhastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvasan -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.21.22

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 11.21.22 in Bengali sript:
বিষযাভিনিবেশেন নাত্মানং বেদ নাপরম্ ।
বৃক্ষ জীবিকযা জীবন্ব্যর্থং ভস্ত্রেব যঃ শ্বসন্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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