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 10.52.18

श्रीराजोवाच ।
भगवान्भीष्मकसुतां रुक्मिणीं रुचिराननाम् ।
राक्षसेन विधानेन उपयेम इति श्रुतम् ॥ १८ ॥

śrīrājovāca |
bhagavānbhīṣmakasutāṃ rukmiṇīṃ rucirānanām |
rākṣasena vidhānena upayema iti śrutam || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.52.18 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 (10.52.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Bhagavat, Bhishmaka, Sut, Suta, Rukmini, Ruciranana, Rakshasa, Vidhana, Upaya, Iti, Shrut, Shruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.52.18). 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: “bhagavānbhīṣmakasutāṃ rukmiṇīṃ rucirānanām
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīṣmaka -
  • bhīṣmaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sutām -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • rukmiṇīm -
  • rukmiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rucirānanām -
  • rucirānanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “rākṣasena vidhānena upayema iti śrutam
  • rākṣasena -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhānena -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • upaye -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ima* -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.52.18

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 10.52.18 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীরাজোবাচ ।
ভগবান্ভীষ্মকসুতাং রুক্মিণীং রুচিরাননাম্ ।
রাক্ষসেন বিধানেন উপযেম ইতি শ্রুতম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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