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 4.8.78

आधारं महदादीनां प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरम् ।
ब्रह्म धारयमाणस्य त्रयो लोकाश्चकम्पिरे ॥ ७८ ॥

ādhāraṃ mahadādīnāṃ pradhānapuruṣeśvaram |
brahma dhārayamāṇasya trayo lokāścakampire || 78 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.8.78 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 (4.8.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhara, Mahada, Pradhanapurusha, Ishvara, Brahma, Brahman, Dharayamana, Traya, Tri, Loka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.8.78). 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: “ādhāraṃ mahadādīnāṃ pradhānapuruṣeśvaram
  • ādhāram -
  • ādhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mahadād -
  • mahada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mahada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pradhānapuruṣe -
  • pradhānapuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iśvaram -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “brahma dhārayamāṇasya trayo lokāścakampire
  • 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]
  • dhārayamāṇasya -
  • dhṛ -> dhārayamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √dhṛ]
  • trayo* -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lokāś -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cakampire -
  • kamp (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.8.78

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 4.8.78 in Bengali sript:
আধারং মহদাদীনাং প্রধানপুরুষেশ্বরম্ ।
ব্রহ্ম ধারযমাণস্য ত্রযো লোকাশ্চকম্পিরে ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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