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 5.16.28

मेरोर्मूर्धनि भगवत आत्मयोनेर्मध्यत उपकॢप्तां पुरीमयुतयोजनसाहस्रीं समचतुरस्रां शातकौम्भीं वदन्ति ॥ २८ ॥

merormūrdhani bhagavata ātmayonermadhyata upakḷptāṃ purīmayutayojanasāhasrīṃ samacaturasrāṃ śātakaumbhīṃ vadanti || 28 ||

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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 (5.16.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Meru, Murdhan, Murdhani, Bhagavat, Bhagavata, Atmayoni, Madhyatah, Upaklipta, Puri, Ayuta, Yojana, Sahasri, Samacaturasra, Shatakaumbhi, Vadat, Vadanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “merormūrdhani bhagavata ātmayonermadhyata upakḷptāṃ purīmayutayojanasāhasrīṃ samacaturasrāṃ śātakaumbhīṃ vadanti
  • meror -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mūrdhani -
  • mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhagavata*ā -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    bhagavatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmayoner -
  • ātmayoni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • madhyata* -
  • madhyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upakḷptām -
  • upakḷptā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • purīm -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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]
  • yojana -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāhasrīm -
  • sāhasrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samacaturasrā -
  • samacaturasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samacaturasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śātakaumbhīm -
  • śātakaumbhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.16.28

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 5.16.28 in Bengali sript:
মেরোর্মূর্ধনি ভগবত আত্মযোনের্মধ্যত উপকৢপ্তাং পুরীমযুতযোজনসাহস্রীং সমচতুরস্রাং শাতকৌম্ভীং বদন্তি ॥ ২৮ ॥

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