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 2.1.32

व्रीडोत्तरौष्ठोऽधर एव लोभो ।
धर्मः स्तनोऽधर्मपथोऽस्य पृष्ठम् ।
कस्तस्य मेढ्रं वृषणौ च मित्रौ ।
कुक्षिः समुद्रा गिरयोऽस्थिसङ्घाः ॥ ३२ ॥

vrīḍottarauṣṭho'dhara eva lobho |
dharmaḥ stano'dharmapatho'sya pṛṣṭham |
kastasya meḍhraṃ vṛṣaṇau ca mitrau |
kukṣiḥ samudrā girayo'sthisaṅghāḥ || 32 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.1.32 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 (2.1.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrida, Uttaraushtha, Adhara, Eva, Las, Bhu, Dharma, Stana, Adharma, Patha, Pathin, Idam, Prishtha, Kasta, Medhra, Vrishana, Mitra, Kukshi, Samudra, Giri, Asthi, Sangha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.1.32). 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: “vrīḍottarauṣṭho'dhara eva lobho
  • vrīḍo -
  • vrīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vrīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttarauṣṭho' -
  • uttarauṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhara* -
  • adhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lo -
  • las (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    las (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    lo (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    la (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bho -
  • bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmaḥ stano'dharmapatho'sya pṛṣṭham
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • stano' -
  • stana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adharma -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patho' -
  • patha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pathin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pṛṣṭham -
  • pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “kastasya meḍhraṃ vṛṣaṇau ca mitrau
  • kastasya -
  • kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kas class 1 verb]
    kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kas class 1 verb]
  • meḍhram -
  • meḍhra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    meḍhra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛṣaṇau -
  • vṛṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mitrau -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 4: “kukṣiḥ samudrā girayo'sthisaṅghāḥ
  • kukṣiḥ -
  • kukṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kukṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samudrā* -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • girayo' -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • asthi -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅghāḥ -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.1.32

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 2.1.32 in Bengali sript:
ব্রীডোত্তরৌষ্ঠোঽধর এব লোভো ।
ধর্মঃ স্তনোঽধর্মপথোঽস্য পৃষ্ঠম্ ।
কস্তস্য মেঢ্রং বৃষণৌ চ মিত্রৌ ।
কুক্ষিঃ সমুদ্রা গিরযোঽস্থিসঙ্ঘাঃ ॥ ৩২ ॥

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