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 1.3.44

कलौ नष्टदृशामेष पुराणार्कोऽधुनोदितः ।
तत्र कीर्तयतो विप्रा विप्रर्षेर्भूरितेजसः ॥ ४४ ॥

kalau naṣṭadṛśāmeṣa purāṇārko'dhunoditaḥ |
tatra kīrtayato viprā viprarṣerbhūritejasaḥ || 44 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.3.44 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 (1.3.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kala, Kali, Nashta, Drisha, Drish, Esha, Purana, Arka, Itah, Ita, Tatra, Kirtayat, Vipra, Viprarshi, Bhuritejas, Bhuritejasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.3.44). 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: “kalau naṣṭadṛśāmeṣa purāṇārko'dhunoditaḥ
  • kalau -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • naṣṭa -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb]
  • dṛśām -
  • dṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • purāṇā -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arko' -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhunod -
  • dhū (verb class 5)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • itaḥ -
  • itaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “tatra kīrtayato viprā viprarṣerbhūritejasaḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kīrtayato* -
  • kīrtayat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kīrtayat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [ablative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kīrt class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt (verb class 10)
    [present active third dual]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viprarṣer -
  • viprarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhūritejasaḥ -
  • bhūritejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhūritejas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhūritejasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.3.44

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 1.3.44 in Bengali sript:
কলৌ নষ্টদৃশামেষ পুরাণার্কোঽধুনোদিতঃ ।
তত্র কীর্তযতো বিপ্রা বিপ্রর্ষের্ভূরিতেজসঃ ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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