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 4.7.16

मैत्रेय उवाच ।
क्षमाप्यैवं स मीढ्वांसं ब्रह्मणा चानुमंत्रितः ।
कर्म सन्तानयामास सोपाध्यायर्त्विगादिभिः ॥ १६ ॥

maitreya uvāca |
kṣamāpyaivaṃ sa mīḍhvāṃsaṃ brahmaṇā cānumaṃtritaḥ |
karma santānayāmāsa sopādhyāyartvigādibhiḥ || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.7.16 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 (4.7.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maitreya, Ksham, Kshama, Apya, Evam, Eva, Midhvas, Brahman, Antri, Tas, Karman, Santana, Yama, Yaman, Sopadhi, Aya, Ritvij, Adi, Adin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.7.16). 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: “maitreya uvāca
  • maitreya* -
  • maitreya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “kṣamāpyaivaṃ sa mīḍhvāṃsaṃ brahmaṇā cānumaṃtritaḥ
  • kṣamā -
  • kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apyai -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mīḍhvāṃsam -
  • mīḍhvas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • brahmaṇā -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • antri -
  • antrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “karma santānayāmāsa sopādhyāyartvigādibhiḥ
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • santāna -
  • santāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmā -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • sopādhyā -
  • sopādhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sopādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sopādhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sopādhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āyar -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ṛtvig -
  • ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṛtvij (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ādibhiḥ -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.7.16

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 4.7.16 in Bengali sript:
মৈত্রেয উবাচ ।
ক্ষমাপ্যৈবং স মীঢ্বাংসং ব্রহ্মণা চানুমংত্রিতঃ ।
কর্ম সন্তানযামাস সোপাধ্যাযর্ত্বিগাদিভিঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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