Bhagavata Purana [sanskrit]

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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 1.16.020

धर्मः पदैकेन चरन् विच्छायामुपलभ्य गाम् ।
पृच्छति स्माश्रुवदनां विवत्सामिव मातरम् ॥ ०२० ॥

dharmaḥ padaikena caran vicchāyāmupalabhya gām |
pṛcchati smāśruvadanāṃ vivatsāmiva mātaram || 020 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.16.020 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 (1.16.020). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Pada, Pad, Aika, Vicchaya, Upalabhya, Pricchat, Sma, Sman, Ashruvadana, Matri, Matara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.16.020). 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: “dharmaḥ padaikena caran vicchāyāmupalabhya gām
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padai -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aikena -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ran -
  • vicchāyām -
  • vicchāyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upalabhya -
  • upalabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upalabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first single]
  • Line 2: “pṛcchati smāśruvadanāṃ vivatsāmiva mātaram
  • pṛcchati -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • smā -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    smā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • aśruvadanām -
  • aśruvadanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vivatsāmi -
  • vas (verb class 0)
    [present active first single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [present active first single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mātaram -
  • mātara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.16.020

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 1.16.020 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মঃ পদৈকেন চরন্ বিচ্ছাযামুপলভ্য গাম্ ।
পৃচ্ছতি স্মাশ্রুবদনাং বিবত্সামিব মাতরম্ ॥ ০২০ ॥

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