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 1.4.1

व्यास उवाच ।
इति ब्रुवाणं संस्तूय मुनीनां दीर्घसत्रिणाम् ।
वृद्धः कुलपतिः सूतं बह्वृचः शौनकोऽब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥

vyāsa uvāca |
iti bruvāṇaṃ saṃstūya munīnāṃ dīrghasatriṇām |
vṛddhaḥ kulapatiḥ sūtaṃ bahvṛcaḥ śaunako'bravīt || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.4.1 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 (1.4.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyasa, Iti, Bruvana, Sat, Tuya, Muni, Dirgha, Sad, Vriddha, Kulapati, Suta, Bahvric, Bahvrica, Shaunaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.4.1). 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: “vyāsa uvāca
  • vyāsa* -
  • vyāsa (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 2: “iti bruvāṇaṃ saṃstūya munīnāṃ dīrghasatriṇām
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bruvāṇam -
  • bruvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bruvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bruvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃs -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tūya -
  • tūya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tūya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • munīnām -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    munī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dīrgha -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sat -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ṇā -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “vṛddhaḥ kulapatiḥ sūtaṃ bahvṛcaḥ śaunako'bravīt
  • vṛddhaḥ -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • kulapatiḥ -
  • kulapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūtam -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • bahvṛcaḥ -
  • bahvṛc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bahvṛc (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bahvṛc (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bahvṛca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaunako' -
  • śaunaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.4.1

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 1.4.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাস উবাচ ।
ইতি ব্রুবাণং সংস্তূয মুনীনাং দীর্ঘসত্রিণাম্ ।
বৃদ্ধঃ কুলপতিঃ সূতং বহ্বৃচঃ শৌনকোঽব্রবীত্ ॥ ১ ॥

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