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 4.5.8

वाता न वान्ति न हि सन्ति दस्यवः ।
प्राचीनबर्हिर्जीवति होग्रदण्डः ।
गावो न काल्यन्त इदं कुतो रजो ।
लोकोऽधुना किं प्रलयाय कल्पते ॥ ८ ॥

vātā na vānti na hi santi dasyavaḥ |
prācīnabarhirjīvati hogradaṇḍaḥ |
gāvo na kālyanta idaṃ kuto rajo |
loko'dhunā kiṃ pralayāya kalpate || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.5.8 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 (4.5.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vata, Vat, Vanti, Sat, Santi, Dasyu, Pracinabarhis, Pracinabarhi, Jivat, Han, Ugradanda, Gava, Kalyam, Tas, Idam, Loka, Adhuna, Kim, Pralaya, Kalpata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.5.8). 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: “vātā na vānti na hi santi dasyavaḥ
  • vātā* -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vānti -
  • vānti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāntī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • santi -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • dasyavaḥ -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “prācīnabarhirjīvati hogradaṇḍaḥ
  • prācīnabarhir -
  • prācīnabarhis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    prācīnabarhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prācīnabarhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvati -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • ho -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ugradaṇḍaḥ -
  • ugradaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “gāvo na kālyanta idaṃ kuto rajo
  • gāvo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālyan -
  • kālyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ta* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuto* -
  • Cannot analyse rajo
  • Line 4: “loko'dhunā kiṃ pralayāya kalpate
  • loko' -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhunā -
  • adhunā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pralayāya -
  • pralaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • kalpate -
  • kalpatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kḷp (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.5.8

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 4.5.8 in Bengali sript:
বাতা ন বান্তি ন হি সন্তি দস্যবঃ ।
প্রাচীনবর্হির্জীবতি হোগ্রদণ্ডঃ ।
গাবো ন কাল্যন্ত ইদং কুতো রজো ।
লোকোঽধুনা কিং প্রলযায কল্পতে ॥ ৮ ॥

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