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 6.6.40

विवस्वतः श्राद्धदेवं संज्ञासूयत वै मनुम् ।
मिथुनं च महाभागा यमं देवं यमीं तथा ।
सैव भूत्वाथ वडवा नासत्यौ सुषुवे भुवि ॥ ४० ॥

vivasvataḥ śrāddhadevaṃ saṃjñāsūyata vai manum |
mithunaṃ ca mahābhāgā yamaṃ devaṃ yamīṃ tathā |
saiva bhūtvātha vaḍavā nāsatyau suṣuve bhuvi || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.6.40 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 (6.6.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vivasvat, Vivasvata, Shraddhadeva, Sanjna, Manu, Mithuna, Mahabhaga, Yama, Deva, Yami, Tatha, Atha, Vadava, Nasatya, Sushuva, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.6.40). 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: “vivasvataḥ śrāddhadevaṃ saṃjñāsūyata vai manum
  • vivasvataḥ -
  • vivasvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivasvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivasvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrāddhadevam -
  • śrāddhadeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sañjñāsū -
  • sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ūyata -
  • ūy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • manum -
  • manu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mithunaṃ ca mahābhāgā yamaṃ devaṃ yamīṃ tathā
  • mithunam -
  • mithuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mithuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mithunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābhāgā* -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yamam -
  • yamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • yamīm -
  • yamī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “saiva bhūtvātha vaḍavā nāsatyau suṣuve bhuvi
  • sai -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaḍavā* -
  • vaḍavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vaḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāsatyau -
  • nāsatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • suṣuve -
  • suṣuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    su (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    su (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.6.40

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 6.6.40 in Bengali sript:
বিবস্বতঃ শ্রাদ্ধদেবং সংজ্ঞাসূযত বৈ মনুম্ ।
মিথুনং চ মহাভাগা যমং দেবং যমীং তথা ।
সৈব ভূত্বাথ বডবা নাসত্যৌ সুষুবে ভুবি ॥ ৪০ ॥

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