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 1.9.18

एष वै भगवान् साक्षात् आद्यो नारायणः पुमान् ।
मोहयन् मायया लोकं गूढश्चरति वृष्णिषु ॥ १८ ॥

eṣa vai bhagavān sākṣāt ādyo nārāyaṇaḥ pumān |
mohayan māyayā lokaṃ gūḍhaścarati vṛṣṇiṣu || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.9.18 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 (1.9.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Bhagavat, Sakshat, Saksha, Adya, Narayana, Pums, Mohayat, Maya, Loka, Gudha, Vrishni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.9.18). 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: “eṣa vai bhagavān sākṣāt ādyo nārāyaṇaḥ pumān
  • 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]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣāt -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ādyo* -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ad]
  • nārāyaṇaḥ -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mohayan māyayā lokaṃ gūḍhaścarati vṛṣṇiṣu
  • mohayan -
  • muh -> mohayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √muh]
    mohayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mohayat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    muh -> mohayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh], [vocative single from √muh]
    muh -> mohayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √muh], [vocative single from √muh], [accusative single from √muh]
    mohayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • māyayā -
  • māyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • lokam -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gūḍhaś -
  • gūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vṛṣṇiṣu -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.9.18

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 1.9.18 in Bengali sript:
এষ বৈ ভগবান্ সাক্ষাত্ আদ্যো নারাযণঃ পুমান্ ।
মোহযন্ মাযযা লোকং গূঢশ্চরতি বৃষ্ণিষু ॥ ১৮ ॥

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