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 1.17.38

सूत उवाच ।
अभ्यर्थितस्तदा तस्मै स्थानानि कलये ददौ ।
द्यूतं पानं स्त्रियः सूना यत्राधर्मश्चतुर्विधः ॥ ३८ ॥

sūta uvāca |
abhyarthitastadā tasmai sthānāni kalaye dadau |
dyūtaṃ pānaṃ striyaḥ sūnā yatrādharmaścaturvidhaḥ || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.17.38 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 (1.17.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Abhyarthita, Tada, Tad, Sthana, Sthanani, Kali, Kalaya, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Dyuta, Pana, Stri, Suna, Yatra, Adharma, Caturvidha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.17.38). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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: “abhyarthitastadā tasmai sthānāni kalaye dadau
  • abhyarthitas -
  • abhyarthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sthānāni -
  • sthānānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sthānānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sthānānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kalaye -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kalaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kal (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “dyūtaṃ pānaṃ striyaḥ sūnā yatrādharmaścaturvidhaḥ
  • dyūtam -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pānam -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sūnā* -
  • sūna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> sūna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • yatrā -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adharmaś -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturvidhaḥ -
  • caturvidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.17.38

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 1.17.38 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
অভ্যর্থিতস্তদা তস্মৈ স্থানানি কলযে দদৌ ।
দ্যূতং পানং স্ত্রিযঃ সূনা যত্রাধর্মশ্চতুর্বিধঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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