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 5.23.5

यस्य पुच्छाग्रेऽवाक्शिरसः कुण्डलीभूतदेहस्य ।
ध्रुव उपकल्पितस्तस्य लाङ्गूले प्रजापतिरग्निरिन्द्रो ।
धर्म इति पुच्छमूले धाता विधाता च कट्यां ।
सप्तर्षयः । तस्य दक्षिणावर्तकुण्डलीभूतशरीरस्य ।
यान्युदगयनानि दक्षिणपार्श्वे तु नक्षत्राण्युपकल्पयन्ति ।
दक्षिणायनानि तु सव्ये । यथा शिशुमारस्य ।
कुण्डलाभोगसन्निवेशस्य पार्श्वयोरुभयोरप्यवयवाः ।
समसंख्या भवन्ति । पृष्ठे त्वजवीथी आकाशगङ्गा ।
चोदरतः ॥ ५ ॥

yasya pucchāgre'vākśirasaḥ kuṇḍalībhūtadehasya |
dhruva upakalpitastasya lāṅgūle prajāpatiragnirindro |
dharma iti pucchamūle dhātā vidhātā ca kaṭyāṃ |
saptarṣayaḥ | tasya dakṣiṇāvartakuṇḍalībhūtaśarīrasya |
yānyudagayanāni dakṣiṇapārśve tu nakṣatrāṇyupakalpayanti |
dakṣiṇāyanāni tu savye | yathā śiśumārasya |
kuṇḍalābhogasanniveśasya pārśvayorubhayorapyavayavāḥ |
samasaṃkhyā bhavanti | pṛṣṭhe tvajavīthī ākāśagaṅgā |
codarataḥ || 5 ||

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

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Pucchagra, Avakshiras, Kundalibhuta, Deha, Dhruva, Upakalpita, Tad, Langula, Dharma, Iti, Pucchamula, Dhata, Vidhatri, Vidhata, Kati, Saptarshi, Dakshinavarta, Sharira, Yani, Udagayana, Dakshina, Parshva, Parshvi, Nakshatra, Nakshatrani, Upakalpa, Dakshinayana, Savya, Yatha, Shishumara, Kundala, Abhoga, Sannivesha, Ubha, Rapya, Vaya, Var, Sama, Sankhya, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Prishthe, Prishtha, Tva, Ajavithi, Akashaganga, Coda, Rata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.23.5). 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: “yasya pucchāgre'vākśirasaḥ kuṇḍalībhūtadehasya
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pucchāgre' -
  • pucchāgra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • avākśirasaḥ -
  • avākśiras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avākśiras (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kuṇḍalībhūta -
  • kuṇḍalībhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍalībhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehasya -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “dhruva upakalpitastasya lāṅgūle prajāpatiragnirindro
  • dhruva* -
  • dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upakalpitas -
  • upakalpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lāṅgūle -
  • lāṅgūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse prajāpatiragnirindro
  • Line 3: “dharma iti pucchamūle dhātā vidhātā ca kaṭyāṃ
  • dharma* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pucchamūle -
  • pucchamūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dhātā* -
  • dhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vidhātā -
  • vidhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṭyām -
  • kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 4: “saptarṣayaḥ | tasya dakṣiṇāvartakuṇḍalībhūtaśarīrasya
  • saptarṣayaḥ -
  • saptarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saptarṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dakṣiṇāvarta -
  • dakṣiṇāvarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇāvarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṇḍalībhūta -
  • kuṇḍalībhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍalībhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarīrasya -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 5: “yānyudagayanāni dakṣiṇapārśve tu nakṣatrāṇyupakalpayanti
  • yānyu -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • udagayanāni -
  • udagayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dakṣiṇa -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nakṣatrāṇyu -
  • nakṣatrāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nakṣatrāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nakṣatrāṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • upakalpa -
  • upakalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • Line 6: “dakṣiṇāyanāni tu savye | yathā śiśumārasya
  • dakṣiṇāyanāni -
  • dakṣiṇāyana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • savye -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    savyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb], [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śiśumārasya -
  • śiśumāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 7: “kuṇḍalābhogasanniveśasya pārśvayorubhayorapyavayavāḥ
  • kuṇḍalā -
  • kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhoga -
  • abhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sanniveśasya -
  • sanniveśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • pārśvayor -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • ubhayor -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • rapya -
  • rap -> rapya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rap]
    rap -> rapya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]
    rap -> rapya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]
  • vaya -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāḥ -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 8: “samasaṃkhyā bhavanti | pṛṣṭhe tvajavīthī ākāśagaṅgā
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅkhyā* -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • pṛṣṭhe -
  • pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajavīthī -
  • ajavīthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ākāśagaṅgā -
  • ākāśagaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 9: “codarataḥ
  • coda -
  • coda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    coda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cud (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rataḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]

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by (2012)

Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; 768 pages.

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by G. P. Bhatt (2011)

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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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Preview of verse 5.23.5 in Bengali sript:
যস্য পুচ্ছাগ্রেঽবাক্শিরসঃ কুণ্ডলীভূতদেহস্য ।
ধ্রুব উপকল্পিতস্তস্য লাঙ্গূলে প্রজাপতিরগ্নিরিন্দ্রো ।
ধর্ম ইতি পুচ্ছমূলে ধাতা বিধাতা চ কট্যাং ।
সপ্তর্ষযঃ । তস্য দক্ষিণাবর্তকুণ্ডলীভূতশরীরস্য ।
যান্যুদগযনানি দক্ষিণপার্শ্বে তু নক্ষত্রাণ্যুপকল্পযন্তি ।
দক্ষিণাযনানি তু সব্যে । যথা শিশুমারস্য ।
কুণ্ডলাভোগসন্নিবেশস্য পার্শ্বযোরুভযোরপ্যবযবাঃ ।
সমসংখ্যা ভবন্তি । পৃষ্ঠে ত্বজবীথী আকাশগঙ্গা ।
চোদরতঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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