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 2.8.28

प्राह भागवतं नाम पुराणं ब्रह्मसम्मितम् ।
ब्रह्मणे भगवत्प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मकल्प उपागते ॥ २८ ॥

prāha bhāgavataṃ nāma purāṇaṃ brahmasammitam |
brahmaṇe bhagavatproktaṃ brahmakalpa upāgate || 28 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.8.28 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 (2.8.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praha, Bhagavata, Bhagavat, Naman, Purana, Brahma, Brahman, Sammitam, Sammita, Brahmana, Prokta, Brahmakalpa, Upagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.8.28). 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: “prāha bhāgavataṃ nāma purāṇaṃ brahmasammitam
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāgavatam -
  • bhāgavata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāgavata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgavat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    bhāgavat (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • purāṇam -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sammitam -
  • sammitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sammita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sammita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sammitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “brahmaṇe bhagavatproktaṃ brahmakalpa upāgate
  • brahmaṇe -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhagavat -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahmakalpa* -
  • brahmakalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāgate -
  • upāgata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upāgata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.8.28

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 2.8.28 in Bengali sript:
প্রাহ ভাগবতং নাম পুরাণং ব্রহ্মসম্মিতম্ ।
ব্রহ্মণে ভগবত্প্রোক্তং ব্রহ্মকল্প উপাগতে ॥ ২৮ ॥

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