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 10.8.31

एवं धार्ष्ट्यान्युशति कुरुते मेहनादीनि वास्तौ ।
स्तेयोपायैर्विरचितकृतिः सुप्रतीको यथास्ते ।
इत्थं स्त्रीभिः सभयनयन श्रीमुखालोकिनीभिः ।
व्याख्यातार्था प्रहसितमुखी न ह्युपालब्धुमैच्छत् ॥ ३१ ॥

evaṃ dhārṣṭyānyuśati kurute mehanādīni vāstau |
steyopāyairviracitakṛtiḥ supratīko yathāste |
itthaṃ strībhiḥ sabhayanayana śrīmukhālokinībhiḥ |
vyākhyātārthā prahasitamukhī na hyupālabdhumaicchat || 31 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.8.31 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 (10.8.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Dharshtya, Ushat, Ushati, Kuruta, Mehana, Vastu, Steya, Upaya, Viracita, Kriti, Supratika, Yatha, Asta, Asti, Ittham, Ittha, Stri, Sabhaya, Nayana, Shrimukha, Alokini, Vyakhyatri, Vyakhyata, Prahasita, Uksh, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.8.31). 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: “evaṃ dhārṣṭyānyuśati kurute mehanādīni vāstau
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhārṣṭyānyu -
  • dhārṣṭya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • uśati -
  • uśatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    uśat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uśat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    vaś -> uśat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vaś class 2 verb]
    vaś -> uśat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vaś class 2 verb]
    vaś -> uśatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vaś class 2 verb]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • mehanād -
  • mehana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mehana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāstau -
  • vāstu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “steyopāyairviracitakṛtiḥ supratīko yathāste
  • steyo -
  • steya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stai -> steya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √stai class 1 verb]
    stai -> steya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √stai class 1 verb]
    stai -> steyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √stai class 1 verb]
  • upāyair -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viracita -
  • viracita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viracita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtiḥ -
  • kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • supratīko* -
  • supratīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aste -
  • asta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    astā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “itthaṃ strībhiḥ sabhayanayana śrīmukhālokinībhiḥ
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • strībhiḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sabhaya -
  • sabhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayana -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrīmukhā -
  • śrīmukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrīmukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ālokinībhiḥ -
  • ālokinī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 4: “vyākhyātārthā prahasitamukhī na hyupālabdhumaicchat
  • vyākhyātā -
  • vyākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyākhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyākhyātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vyākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthā -
  • prahasitam -
  • prahasita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prahasita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prahasitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hyu -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • labdhum -
  • labh -> labdhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √labh]
  • aicchat -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.8.31

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 10.8.31 in Bengali sript:
এবং ধার্ষ্ট্যান্যুশতি কুরুতে মেহনাদীনি বাস্তৌ ।
স্তেযোপাযৈর্বিরচিতকৃতিঃ সুপ্রতীকো যথাস্তে ।
ইত্থং স্ত্রীভিঃ সভযনযন শ্রীমুখালোকিনীভিঃ ।
ব্যাখ্যাতার্থা প্রহসিতমুখী ন হ্যুপালব্ধুমৈচ্ছত্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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