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 3.14.4

मैत्रेय उवाच ।
साधु वीर त्वया पृष्टं अवतारकथां हरेः ।
यत्त्वं पृच्छसि मर्त्यानां मृत्युपाशविशातनीम् ॥ ४ ॥

maitreya uvāca |
sādhu vīra tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ avatārakathāṃ hareḥ |
yattvaṃ pṛcchasi martyānāṃ mṛtyupāśaviśātanīm || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.14.4 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 (3.14.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maitreya, Sadhu, Vira, Tva, Yushmad, Prishta, Avatarakatha, Hari, Yat, Yad, Martya, Mrityupasha, Vishatani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.14.4). 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: “maitreya uvāca
  • maitreya* -
  • maitreya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “sādhu vīra tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ avatārakathāṃ hareḥ
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • pṛṣṭam -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • avatārakathām -
  • avatārakathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hareḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • Line 3: “yattvaṃ pṛcchasi martyānāṃ mṛtyupāśaviśātanīm
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛcchasi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • martyānām -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    martyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mṛtyupāśa -
  • mṛtyupāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśātanīm -
  • viśātanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.14.4

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 3.14.4 in Bengali sript:
মৈত্রেয উবাচ ।
সাধু বীর ত্বযা পৃষ্টং অবতারকথাং হরেঃ ।
যত্ত্বং পৃচ্ছসি মর্ত্যানাং মৃত্যুপাশবিশাতনীম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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