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 11.20.17

नृदेहमाद्यं सुलभं सुदुर्लभं ।
प्लवं सुकल्पं गुरुकर्णधारम् ।
मयानुकूलेन नभस्वतेरितं ।
पुमान् भवाब्धिं न तरेत् स आत्महा ॥ १७ ॥

nṛdehamādyaṃ sulabhaṃ sudurlabhaṃ |
plavaṃ sukalpaṃ gurukarṇadhāram |
mayānukūlena nabhasvateritaṃ |
pumān bhavābdhiṃ na taret sa ātmahā || 17 ||

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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 (11.20.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nrit, Eha, Adya, Sulabha, Sudurlabha, Plava, Sukalpa, Guruka, Rina, Dhara, Maya, Asmad, Anukula, Nabhasvat, Nabhasvata, Irita, Pums, Bhavabdhi, Atmahan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.20.17). 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: “nṛdehamādyaṃ sulabhaṃ sudurlabhaṃ
  • nṛd -
  • nṛt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • eham -
  • eha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ehā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādyam -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
  • sulabham -
  • sulabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sulabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sulabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sudurlabham -
  • sudurlabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudurlabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudurlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “plavaṃ sukalpaṃ gurukarṇadhāram
  • plavam -
  • plava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    plava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    plavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sukalpam -
  • sukalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukalpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gurukar -
  • guruka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guruka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gurukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāram -
  • dhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “mayānukūlena nabhasvateritaṃ
  • mayā -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anukūlena -
  • anukūla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anukūla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nabhasvate -
  • nabhasvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    nabhasvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    nabhasvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īritam -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īr], [accusative single from √īr]
  • Line 4: “pumān bhavābdhiṃ na taret sa ātmahā
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavābdhim -
  • bhavābdhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taret -
  • tṝ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sa*ā -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmahā -
  • ātmahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.20.17

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 11.20.17 in Bengali sript:
নৃদেহমাদ্যং সুলভং সুদুর্লভং ।
প্লবং সুকল্পং গুরুকর্ণধারম্ ।
মযানুকূলেন নভস্বতেরিতং ।
পুমান্ ভবাব্ধিং ন তরেত্ স আত্মহা ॥ ১৭ ॥

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