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 3.8.18

क एष योऽसौ अहमब्जपृष्ठ ।
एतत्कुतो वाब्जमनन्यदप्सु ।
अस्ति ह्यधस्तादिह किञ्चनैतद् ।
अधिष्ठितं यत्र सता नु भाव्यम् ॥ १८ ॥

ka eṣa yo'sau ahamabjapṛṣṭha |
etatkuto vābjamananyadapsu |
asti hyadhastādiha kiñcanaitad |
adhiṣṭhitaṃ yatra satā nu bhāvyam || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.8.18 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 (3.8.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Esha, Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Aha, Asmad, Abja, Prishtha, Etad, Kutah, Kuta, Ana, Apsu, Asti, Adhastat, Iha, Kincana, Adhishthita, Yatra, Sata, Bhavya, Bhavi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.8.18). 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: “ka eṣa yo'sau ahamabjapṛṣṭha
  • ka* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • abja -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛṣṭha -
  • pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “etatkuto vābjamananyadapsu
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuto* -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abjam -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abjā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • apsu -
  • apsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    apsu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apsu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 3: “asti hyadhastādiha kiñcanaitad
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • adhastād -
  • adhastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    adhastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kiñcanai -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 4: “adhiṣṭhitaṃ yatra satā nu bhāvyam
  • adhiṣṭhitam -
  • adhiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satā* -
  • sata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāvyam -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.8.18

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 3.8.18 in Bengali sript:
ক এষ যোঽসৌ অহমব্জপৃষ্ঠ ।
এতত্কুতো বাব্জমনন্যদপ্সু ।
অস্তি হ্যধস্তাদিহ কিঞ্চনৈতদ্ ।
অধিষ্ঠিতং যত্র সতা নু ভাব্যম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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