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 5.16.9

एवं दक्षिणेनेलावृतं निषधो हेमकूटो हिमालय इति प्रागायता यथा नीलादयोऽयुतयोजनोत्सेधा हरिवर्षकिम्पुरुषभारतानां यथासङ्ख्यम् ॥ ९ ॥

evaṃ dakṣiṇenelāvṛtaṃ niṣadho hemakūṭo himālaya iti prāgāyatā yathā nīlādayo'yutayojanotsedhā harivarṣakimpuruṣabhāratānāṃ yathāsaṅkhyam || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.16.9 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 (5.16.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Dakshinena, Dakshina, Ilavrita, Nishadha, Hemakuta, Himalaya, Iti, Pragayata, Yatha, Nilada, Yah, Ayuta, Yojana, Utsedha, Harivarsha, Kimpurusha, Bharata, Yathasankhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.16.9). 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: “evaṃ dakṣiṇenelāvṛtaṃ niṣadho hemakūṭo himālaya iti prāgāyatā yathā nīlādayo'yutayojanotsedhā harivarṣakimpuruṣabhāratānāṃ yathāsaṅkhyam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dakṣiṇene -
  • dakṣiṇena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ilāvṛtam -
  • ilāvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ilāvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • niṣadho* -
  • niṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hemakūṭo* -
  • hemakūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • himālaya* -
  • himālaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prāgāyatā* -
  • prāgāyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāgāyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nīlāda -
  • nīlāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • ayuta -
  • ayuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ayuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • yojano -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yojanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsedhā* -
  • utsedha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • harivarṣa -
  • harivarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harivarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kimpuruṣa -
  • kimpuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kimpuruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāratānām -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yathāsaṅkhyam -
  • yathāsaṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāsaṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.16.9

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 5.16.9 in Bengali sript:
এবং দক্ষিণেনেলাবৃতং নিষধো হেমকূটো হিমালয ইতি প্রাগাযতা যথা নীলাদযোঽযুতযোজনোত্সেধা হরিবর্ষকিম্পুরুষভারতানাং যথাসঙ্খ্যম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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