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 6.17.6

चित्रकेतुरुवाचएष लोकगुरुः साक्षात् धर्मं वक्ता शरीरिणाम् ।
आस्ते मुख्यः सभायां वै मिथुनीभूय भार्यया ॥ ६ ॥

citraketuruvācaeṣa lokaguruḥ sākṣāt dharmaṃ vaktā śarīriṇām |
āste mukhyaḥ sabhāyāṃ vai mithunībhūya bhāryayā || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.17.6 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 (6.17.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citraketu, Esha, Lokaguru, Sakshat, Saksha, Dharma, Vaktri, Vakta, Sharirin, Mukhya, Sabha, Mithunin, Mithu, Bhuya, Bharya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.17.6). 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: “citraketuruvācaeṣa lokaguruḥ sākṣāt dharmaṃ vaktā śarīriṇām
  • citraketur -
  • citraketu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lokaguruḥ -
  • lokaguru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣāt -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaktā -
  • vaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vaj -> vaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vaj class 1 verb]
    vak -> vaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • śarīriṇām -
  • śarīrin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śarīrin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “āste mukhyaḥ sabhāyāṃ vai mithunībhūya bhāryayā
  • āste -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • mukhyaḥ -
  • mukhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabhāyām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mithunī -
  • mithunin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mithu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mithū (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhūya -
  • bhūya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū -> bhūya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • bhāryayā -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √bhṛ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.17.6

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 6.17.6 in Bengali sript:
চিত্রকেতুরুবাচএষ লোকগুরুঃ সাক্ষাত্ ধর্মং বক্তা শরীরিণাম্ ।
আস্তে মুখ্যঃ সভাযাং বৈ মিথুনীভূয ভার্যযা ॥ ৬ ॥

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