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 1.18.23

अहं हि पृष्टोऽर्यमणो भवद्भिः ।
आचक्ष आत्मावगमोऽत्र यावान् ।
नभः पतन्त्यात्मसमं पतत्त्रिणः ।
तथा समं विष्णुगतिं विपश्चितः ॥ २३ ॥

ahaṃ hi pṛṣṭo'ryamaṇo bhavadbhiḥ |
ācakṣa ātmāvagamo'tra yāvān |
nabhaḥ patantyātmasamaṃ patattriṇaḥ |
tathā samaṃ viṣṇugatiṃ vipaścitaḥ || 23 ||

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

Aha, Asmad, Prishta, Aryaman, Bhavat, Bhavant, Acakshas, Atman, Atma, Avagama, Atra, Yava, Yavat, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Patanti, Patat, Atmasama, Tatha, Samam, Sama, Gati, Vipashcit, Vipashcita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.18.23). 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: “ahaṃ hi pṛṣṭo'ryamaṇo bhavadbhiḥ
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pṛṣṭo' -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • aryamaṇo* -
  • aryaman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavadbhiḥ -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ācakṣa ātmāvagamo'tra yāvān
  • ācakṣa* -
  • ācakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ācakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avagamo' -
  • avagama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāvān -
  • yāva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “nabhaḥ patantyātmasamaṃ patattriṇaḥ
  • nabhaḥ -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nabh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patantyā -
  • patantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ātmasamam -
  • ātmasama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • patat -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṇaḥ -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “tathā samaṃ viṣṇugatiṃ vipaścitaḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vipaścitaḥ -
  • vipaścit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vipaścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.18.23

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 1.18.23 in Bengali sript:
অহং হি পৃষ্টোঽর্যমণো ভবদ্ভিঃ ।
আচক্ষ আত্মাবগমোঽত্র যাবান্ ।
নভঃ পতন্ত্যাত্মসমং পতত্ত্রিণঃ ।
তথা সমং বিষ্ণুগতিং বিপশ্চিতঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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