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 11.17.3

पुरा किल महाबाहो धर्मं परमकं प्रभो ।
यत्तेन हंसरूपेण ब्राह्मणेऽभ्यात्थ माधव ॥ ३ ॥

purā kila mahābāho dharmaṃ paramakaṃ prabho |
yattena haṃsarūpeṇa brāhmaṇe'bhyāttha mādhava || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.17.3 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 (11.17.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Kila, Mahabaha, Dharma, Paramaka, Prabhu, Yatta, Hamsarupa, Brahmana, Abhi, Attha, Madhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.17.3). 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: “purā kila mahābāho dharmaṃ paramakaṃ prabho
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramakam -
  • paramaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paramaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yattena haṃsarūpeṇa brāhmaṇe'bhyāttha mādhava
  • yattena -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • haṃsarūpeṇa -
  • haṃsarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    haṃsarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • brāhmaṇe' -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhyā -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    abhyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āttha -
  • āttha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āttha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active second single]
  • mādhava -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mādhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.17.3

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 11.17.3 in Bengali sript:
পুরা কিল মহাবাহো ধর্মং পরমকং প্রভো ।
যত্তেন হংসরূপেণ ব্রাহ্মণেঽভ্যাত্থ মাধব ॥ ৩ ॥

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