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 9.8.14

यस्येरिता सांख्यमयी दृढेह नौः ।
यया मुमुक्षुस्तरते दुरत्ययम् ।
भवार्णवं मृत्युपथं विपश्चितः ।
परात्मभूतस्य कथं पृथङ्मतिः ॥ १४ ॥

yasyeritā sāṃkhyamayī dṛḍheha nauḥ |
yayā mumukṣustarate duratyayam |
bhavārṇavaṃ mṛtyupathaṃ vipaścitaḥ |
parātmabhūtasya kathaṃ pṛthaṅmatiḥ || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.8.14 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 (9.8.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rit, Rita, Sankhyamayi, Dridha, Iha, Nau, Mumukshu, Tarat, Duratyaya, Bhavarnava, Mrityupatha, Vipashcit, Vipashcita, Paratman, Bhuta, Katham, Katha, Prithak, Mati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.8.14). 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: “yasyeritā sāṃkhyamayī dṛḍheha nauḥ
  • yasyer -
  • yas (verb class 4)
    [optative active second single]
  • ritā -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    ritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāṅkhyamayī -
  • sāṅkhyamayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dṛḍhe -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nauḥ -
  • nau (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yayā mumukṣustarate duratyayam
  • yayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mumukṣus -
  • mumukṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mumukṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tarate -
  • tṝ -> tarat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
  • duratyayam -
  • duratyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duratyaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duratyayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “bhavārṇavaṃ mṛtyupathaṃ vipaścitaḥ
  • bhavārṇavam -
  • bhavārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mṛtyupatham -
  • mṛtyupatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vipaścitaḥ -
  • vipaścit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “parātmabhūtasya kathaṃ pṛthaṅmatiḥ
  • parātma -
  • parātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    parātman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūtasya -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthaṅ -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • matiḥ -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.8.14

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 9.8.14 in Bengali sript:
যস্যেরিতা সাংখ্যমযী দৃঢেহ নৌঃ ।
যযা মুমুক্ষুস্তরতে দুরত্যযম্ ।
ভবার্ণবং মৃত্যুপথং বিপশ্চিতঃ ।
পরাত্মভূতস্য কথং পৃথঙ্মতিঃ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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