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 9.9.1

गंगावतरणकथा भगीरथवृत्तं सौदासचरितं च ।
श्रीशुक उवाच ।
अंशुमांश्च तपस्तेपे गंगानयनकाम्यया ।
कालं महान्तं नाशक्नोत् ततः कालेन संस्थितः ॥ १ ॥

gaṃgāvataraṇakathā bhagīrathavṛttaṃ saudāsacaritaṃ ca |
śrīśuka uvāca |
aṃśumāṃśca tapastepe gaṃgānayanakāmyayā |
kālaṃ mahāntaṃ nāśaknot tataḥ kālena saṃsthitaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.9.1 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 (9.9.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gangavatarana, Katha, Bhagiratha, Vritta, Saudasa, Carita, Shrishuka, Amshumat, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Ganga, Ayana, Kamya, Kalam, Kala, Mahat, Mahanta, Nri, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kalena, Samsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.9.1). 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: “gaṃgāvataraṇakathā bhagīrathavṛttaṃ saudāsacaritaṃ ca
  • gaṅgāvataraṇa -
  • gaṅgāvataraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathā* -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhagīratha -
  • bhagīratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • saudāsa -
  • saudāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caritam -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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: “aṃśumāṃśca tapastepe gaṃgānayanakāmyayā
  • aṃśumāṃś -
  • aṃśumat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapas -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tepe -
  • tap (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tep (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    tip (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • gaṅgān -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ayana -
  • ayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāmyayā -
  • kāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kam -> kāmyā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √kam]
  • Line 4: “kālaṃ mahāntaṃ nāśaknot tataḥ kālena saṃsthitaḥ
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāntam -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśaknot -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃsthitaḥ -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.9.1

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 9.9.1 in Bengali sript:
গংগাবতরণকথা ভগীরথবৃত্তং সৌদাসচরিতং চ ।
শ্রীশুক উবাচ ।
অংশুমাংশ্চ তপস্তেপে গংগানযনকাম্যযা ।
কালং মহান্তং নাশক্নোত্ ততঃ কালেন সংস্থিতঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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