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 1.18.18

सूत उवाच ।
अहो वयं जन्मभृतोऽद्य हास्म ।
वृद्धानुवृत्त्यापि विलोमजाताः ।
दौष्कुल्यमाधिं विधुनोति शीघ्रं ।
महत्तमानामभिधानयोगः ॥ १८ ॥

sūta uvāca |
aho vayaṃ janmabhṛto'dya hāsma |
vṛddhānuvṛttyāpi vilomajātāḥ |
dauṣkulyamādhiṃ vidhunoti śīghraṃ |
mahattamānāmabhidhānayogaḥ || 18 ||

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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 (1.18.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Ahan, Vaya, Asmad, Janmabhrit, Adya, Han, Asma, Vriddha, Anuvritti, Api, Vilomajata, Daushkulya, Adhi, Vidhu, Shighram, Shighra, Mahattama, Abhidhana, Yoga, Yogas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.18.18). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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: “aho vayaṃ janmabhṛto'dya hāsma
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • janmabhṛto' -
  • janmabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    janmabhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asma -
  • asma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “vṛddhānuvṛttyāpi vilomajātāḥ
  • vṛddhā -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • anuvṛttyā -
  • anuvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vilomajātāḥ -
  • vilomajāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vilomajātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 4: “dauṣkulyamādhiṃ vidhunoti śīghraṃ
  • dauṣkulyam -
  • dauṣkulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dauṣkulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dauṣkulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādhim -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidhuno -
  • vidhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śīghram -
  • śīghram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīghrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 5: “mahattamānāmabhidhānayogaḥ
  • mahattamānām -
  • mahattama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahattama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahattamā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • abhidhāna -
  • abhidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogaḥ -
  • yogas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.18.18

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 1.18.18 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
অহো বযং জন্মভৃতোঽদ্য হাস্ম ।
বৃদ্ধানুবৃত্ত্যাপি বিলোমজাতাঃ ।
দৌষ্কুল্যমাধিং বিধুনোতি শীঘ্রং ।
মহত্তমানামভিধানযোগঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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