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 8.4.1

अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः ।
श्रीशुक उवाच ।
तदा देवर्षिगन्धर्वा ब्रह्मेशानपुरोगमाः ।
मुमुचुः कुसुमासारं शंसन्तः कर्म तद्धरेः ॥ १ ॥

atha caturtho'dhyāyaḥ |
śrīśuka uvāca |
tadā devarṣigandharvā brahmeśānapurogamāḥ |
mumucuḥ kusumāsāraṃ śaṃsantaḥ karma taddhareḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.4.1 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 (8.4.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Caturtha, Adhyaya, Shrishuka, Tada, Gandharva, Brahma, Brahman, Ishana, Purogama, Mumucu, Kusuma, Asara, Shamsat, Karman, Tat, Tad, Hari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.4.1). 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: “atha caturtho'dhyāyaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • caturtho' -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “śrīśuka uvāca
  • śrīśuka* -
  • śrīśuka (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]
  • Line 3: “tadā devarṣigandharvā brahmeśānapurogamāḥ
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • devarṣi -
  • devarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gandharvā* -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahme -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • īśāna -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • purogamāḥ -
  • purogama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purogamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 4: “mumucuḥ kusumāsāraṃ śaṃsantaḥ karma taddhareḥ
  • mumucuḥ -
  • mumucu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • kusumā -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asāram -
  • asāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaṃsantaḥ -
  • śaṃs -> śaṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taddh -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hareḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.4.1

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 8.4.1 in Bengali sript:
অথ চতুর্থোঽধ্যাযঃ ।
শ্রীশুক উবাচ ।
তদা দেবর্ষিগন্ধর্বা ব্রহ্মেশানপুরোগমাঃ ।
মুমুচুঃ কুসুমাসারং শংসন্তঃ কর্ম তদ্ধরেঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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