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 2.7.18

नार्थो बलेरयमुरुक्रमपादशौचम् ।
आपः शिखाधृतवतो विबुधाधिपत्यम् ।
यो वै प्रतिश्रुतमृते न चिकीर्षदन्यद् ।
आत्मानमङ्ग शिरसा हरयेऽभिमेने ॥ १८ ॥

nārtho balerayamurukramapādaśaucam |
āpaḥ śikhādhṛtavato vibudhādhipatyam |
yo vai pratiśrutamṛte na cikīrṣadanyad |
ātmānamaṅga śirasā haraye'bhimene || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.7.18 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 (2.7.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Artha, Bali, Raya, Urukrama, Padashauca, Apa, Apas, Shikha, Dhritavat, Vibudhadhipatya, Yah, Pratishrut, Pratishruta, Rite, Rita, Riti, Atman, Anga, Shiras, Hari, Haraya, Abhima, Ina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.7.18). 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: “nārtho balerayamurukramapādaśaucam
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • artho* -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • baler -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • rayam -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • urukrama -
  • urukrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    urukrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādaśaucam -
  • pādaśauca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āpaḥ śikhādhṛtavato vibudhādhipatyam
  • āpaḥ -
  • āpas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • śikhā -
  • śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhṛtavato* -
  • dhṛtavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhṛtavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vibudhādhipatyam -
  • vibudhādhipatya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “yo vai pratiśrutamṛte na cikīrṣadanyad
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • pratiśrutam -
  • pratiśruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratiśruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratiśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pratiśrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛte -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse cikīrṣadanyad
  • Line 4: “ātmānamaṅga śirasā haraye'bhimene
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • haraye' -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    haraya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    haraya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhime -
  • abhimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ine -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.7.18

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 2.7.18 in Bengali sript:
নার্থো বলেরযমুরুক্রমপাদশৌচম্ ।
আপঃ শিখাধৃতবতো বিবুধাধিপত্যম্ ।
যো বৈ প্রতিশ্রুতমৃতে ন চিকীর্ষদন্যদ্ ।
আত্মানমঙ্গ শিরসা হরযেঽভিমেনে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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