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 8.1.1

श्रीराजोवाच ।
स्वायम्भुवस्येह गुरो वंशोऽयं विस्तराच्छ्रुतः ।
यत्र विश्वसृजां सर्गो मनूनन्यान्वदस्व नः ॥ १ ॥

śrīrājovāca |
svāyambhuvasyeha guro vaṃśo'yaṃ vistarācchrutaḥ |
yatra viśvasṛjāṃ sargo manūnanyānvadasva naḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.1.1 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 (8.1.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Svayambhuva, Iha, Guru, Vamsha, Aya, Idam, Vistarat, Vistara, Shrut, Shruta, Yatra, Vishvasrij, Vishvasrija, Sarga, Manu, Ani, Anya, Anu, Ada, Sva, Svan, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.1.1). 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: “śrīrājovāca
  • śrīr -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • rājo -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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]
  • Line 2: “svāyambhuvasyeha guro vaṃśo'yaṃ vistarācchrutaḥ
  • svāyambhuvasye -
  • svāyambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    svāyambhuva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • guro -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vaṃśo' -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vistarācch -
  • vistarāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śrutaḥ -
  • śrut (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • Line 3: “yatra viśvasṛjāṃ sargo manūnanyānvadasva naḥ
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśvasṛjām -
  • viśvasṛj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    viśvasṛj (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    viśvasṛjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sargo* -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manūn -
  • manu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anyā -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ānva -
  • ānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ada -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.1.1

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 8.1.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীরাজোবাচ ।
স্বাযম্ভুবস্যেহ গুরো বংশোঽযং বিস্তরাচ্ছ্রুতঃ ।
যত্র বিশ্বসৃজাং সর্গো মনূনন্যান্বদস্ব নঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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