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 10.36.11

गृहीत्वा शृङ्गयोस्तं वा अष्टादश पदानि सः ।
प्रत्यपोवाह भगवान् गजः प्रतिगजं यथा ॥ ११ ॥

gṛhītvā śṛṅgayostaṃ vā aṣṭādaśa padāni saḥ |
pratyapovāha bhagavān gajaḥ pratigajaṃ yathā || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.36.11 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 (10.36.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grihitva, Shringa, Var, Ashtadasha, Ashtadashan, Pada, Sah, Bhagavat, Gaja, Pratigaja, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.36.11). 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: “gṛhītvā śṛṅgayostaṃ aṣṭādaśa padāni saḥ
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • śṛṅgayos -
  • śṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    śṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aṣṭādaśa -
  • aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • padāni -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratyapovāha bhagavān gajaḥ pratigajaṃ yathā
  • pratyapo -
  • pratyapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāha -
  • vah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gajaḥ -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratigajam -
  • pratigaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.36.11

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 10.36.11 in Bengali sript:
গৃহীত্বা শৃঙ্গযোস্তং বা অষ্টাদশ পদানি সঃ ।
প্রত্যপোবাহ ভগবান্ গজঃ প্রতিগজং যথা ॥ ১১ ॥

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