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 10.16.2

श्रीराजोवाच ।
कथमन्तर्जलेऽगाधे न्यगृह्णाद् भगवानहिम् ।
स वै बहुयुगावासं यथाऽसीद् विप्र कथ्यताम् ॥ २ ॥

śrīrājovāca |
kathamantarjale'gādhe nyagṛhṇād bhagavānahim |
sa vai bahuyugāvāsaṃ yathā'sīd vipra kathyatām || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.16.2 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 (10.16.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Katham, Katha, Antarja, Agadha, Bhagavat, Ahi, Bahu, Yuga, Avasa, Vipra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.16.2). 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: “kathamantarjale'gādhe nyagṛhṇād bhagavānahim
  • 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]
  • antarja -
  • antarja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antarja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • le' -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    li (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • agādhe -
  • agādha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agādha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agādhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gādh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • agṛhṇād -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahim -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “sa vai bahuyugāvāsaṃ yathā'sīd vipra kathyatām
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yugā -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āvāsam -
  • āvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse yathā'sīd*vi
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kathyatām -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.16.2

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 10.16.2 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীরাজোবাচ ।
কথমন্তর্জলেঽগাধে ন্যগৃহ্ণাদ্ ভগবানহিম্ ।
স বৈ বহুযুগাবাসং যথাঽসীদ্ বিপ্র কথ্যতাম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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