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 5.17.1

अथ सप्तदशोऽध्यायः ।
श्रीशुक उवाच ।
तत्र भगवतः साक्षाद्यज्ञलिङ्गस्य विष्णोर्विक्रमतो वामपादाङ्गुष्ठनखनिर्भिन्नोर्ध्वाण्डकटाहविवरेणान्तःप्रविष्टा या बाह्यजलधारा तच्चरणपङ्कजावनेजनारुणकिञ्जल्कोपरञ्जिताखिलजगदघमलापहोपस्पर्शनामला साक्षाद्भगवत्पदीत्यनुपलक्षितवचोऽभिधीयमानातिमहता कालेन युगसहस्रोपलक्षणेन दिवो मूर्धन्यवततार यत्तद्विष्णुपदमाहुः ॥ १ ॥

atha saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ |
śrīśuka uvāca |
tatra bhagavataḥ sākṣādyajñaliṅgasya viṣṇorvikramato vāmapādāṅguṣṭhanakhanirbhinnordhvāṇḍakaṭāhavivareṇāntaḥpraviṣṭā yā bāhyajaladhārā taccaraṇapaṅkajāvanejanāruṇakiñjalkoparañjitākhilajagadaghamalāpahopasparśanāmalā sākṣādbhagavatpadītyanupalakṣitavaco'bhidhīyamānātimahatā kālena yugasahasropalakṣaṇena divo mūrdhanyavatatāra yattadviṣṇupadamāhuḥ || 1 ||

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

Atha, Saptadasha, Adhyaya, Shrishuka, Tatra, Bhagavat, Sakshat, Saksha, Yajnalinga, Vishnu, Vikrama, Tas, Vamapada, Angushtha, Nakhanirbhinna, Urdhva, Andakataha, Vivara, Anta, Pravishta, Bahya, Jaladhara, Tat, Tad, Caranapankaja, Anejat, Aruna, Param, Jit, Jita, Akhila, Jagada, Gha, Ala, Apaha, Upasparshana, Amala, Bhagavatpadi, Iti, Itya, Anupalakshita, Vaca, Vacas, Abhi, Mana, Ahata, Kalena, Kala, Yuga, Sahasra, Upalakshana, Div, Murdhan, Murdhanya, Murdhani, Avatata, Ara, Yat, Yad, Vishnupada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.17.1). 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: “atha saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saptadaśo' -
  • saptadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “śrīśuka uvāca
  • śrīśuka* -
  • śrīśuka (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 3: “tatra bhagavataḥ sākṣādyajñaliṅgasya viṣṇorvikramato vāmapādāṅguṣṭhanakhanirbhinnordhvāṇḍakaṭāhavivareṇāntaḥpraviṣṭā bāhyajaladhārā taccaraṇapaṅkajāvanejanāruṇakiñjalkoparañjitākhilajagadaghamalāpahopasparśanāmalā sākṣādbhagavatpadītyanupalakṣitavaco'bhidhīyamānātimahatā kālena yugasahasropalakṣaṇena divo mūrdhanyavatatāra yattadviṣṇupadamāhuḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhagavataḥ -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yajñaliṅgasya -
  • yajñaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • viṣṇor -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vikrama -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāmapādā -
  • vāmapāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāmapāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅguṣṭha -
  • aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakhanirbhinno -
  • nakhanirbhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nakhanirbhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nakhanirbhinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrdhvā -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇḍakaṭāha -
  • aṇḍakaṭāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivareṇā -
  • vivara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • antaḥ -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praviṣṭā* -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praviṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bāhya -
  • bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaladhārā -
  • jaladhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caraṇapaṅkajāva -
  • caraṇapaṅkaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anejan -
  • anejat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • āruṇa -
  • āruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiñjalko -
  • parañ -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jitā -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    jitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • akhila -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagada -
  • jagada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
  • gham -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alā -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apaho -
  • apaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upasparśanā -
  • upasparśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amalā -
  • amalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhagavatpadī -
  • bhagavatpadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • anupalakṣita -
  • anupalakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anupalakṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaco' -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhīya -
  • dhe -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhe]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
  • mānāt -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √man class 4 verb], [ablative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √man class 4 verb], [ablative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ahatā -
  • ahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yuga -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasro -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upalakṣaṇena -
  • upalakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • divo* -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mūrdhanya -
  • mūrdhanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • avatatā -
  • avatata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avatata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avatatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ara -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viṣṇupadam -
  • viṣṇupada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣṇupada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āhuḥ -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.17.1

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Shrimad Bhagavat Maha Puranam
by (2012)

Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; 768 pages.

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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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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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Srimad Bhagavat Mahapurana in Bengali
by (2018)

Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; 2035 pages.

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Preview of verse 5.17.1 in Bengali sript:
অথ সপ্তদশোঽধ্যাযঃ ।
শ্রীশুক উবাচ ।
তত্র ভগবতঃ সাক্ষাদ্যজ্ঞলিঙ্গস্য বিষ্ণোর্বিক্রমতো বামপাদাঙ্গুষ্ঠনখনির্ভিন্নোর্ধ্বাণ্ডকটাহবিবরেণান্তঃপ্রবিষ্টা যা বাহ্যজলধারা তচ্চরণপঙ্কজাবনেজনারুণকিঞ্জল্কোপরঞ্জিতাখিলজগদঘমলাপহোপস্পর্শনামলা সাক্ষাদ্ভগবত্পদীত্যনুপলক্ষিতবচোঽভিধীযমানাতিমহতা কালেন যুগসহস্রোপলক্ষণেন দিবো মূর্ধন্যবততার যত্তদ্বিষ্ণুপদমাহুঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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