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 6.16.14

बालघ्न्यो व्रीडितास्तत्र बालहत्याहतप्रभाः ।
बालहत्याव्रतं चेरुः ब्राह्मणैः यन्निरूपितम् ।
यमुनायां महाराज स्मरन्त्यो द्विजभाषितम् ॥ १४ ॥

bālaghnyo vrīḍitāstatra bālahatyāhataprabhāḥ |
bālahatyāvrataṃ ceruḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ yannirūpitam |
yamunāyāṃ mahārāja smarantyo dvijabhāṣitam || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.16.14 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 (6.16.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balaghni, Vridita, Tatra, Balahatya, Hataprabha, Avrata, Ceru, Brahmana, Yat, Yad, Nirupita, Yamuna, Maharaja, Maharajan, Smaranti, Dvija, Bhashita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.16.14). 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: “bālaghnyo vrīḍitāstatra bālahatyāhataprabhāḥ
  • bālaghnyo* -
  • bālaghnī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vrīḍitās -
  • vrīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vrīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vrīḍ class 10 verb]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vrīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vrīḍ class 10 verb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bālahatyā -
  • bālahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hataprabhāḥ -
  • hataprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hataprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bālahatyāvrataṃ ceruḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ yannirūpitam
  • bālahatyā -
  • bālahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avratam -
  • avrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ceruḥ -
  • ceru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ceru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • brāhmaṇaiḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirūpitam -
  • nirūpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirūpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirūpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “yamunāyāṃ mahārāja smarantyo dvijabhāṣitam
  • yamunāyām -
  • yamunā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smarantyo* -
  • smṛ -> smarantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smarantī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣitam -
  • bhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.16.14

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 6.16.14 in Bengali sript:
বালঘ্ন্যো ব্রীডিতাস্তত্র বালহত্যাহতপ্রভাঃ ।
বালহত্যাব্রতং চেরুঃ ব্রাহ্মণৈঃ যন্নিরূপিতম্ ।
যমুনাযাং মহারাজ স্মরন্ত্যো দ্বিজভাষিতম্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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