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 5.17.16

भवानीनाथैः स्त्रीगणार्बुदसहस्रैरवरुध्यमानो भगवतश्चतुर्मूर्तेर्महापुरुषस्य तुरीयां तामसीं मूर्तिं प्रकृतिमात्मनः सङ्कर्षणसंज्ञामात्मसमाधिरूपेण सन्निधाप्यैतदभिगृणन्भव उपधावति ॥ १६ ॥

bhavānīnāthaiḥ strīgaṇārbudasahasrairavarudhyamāno bhagavataścaturmūrtermahāpuruṣasya turīyāṃ tāmasīṃ mūrtiṃ prakṛtimātmanaḥ saṅkarṣaṇasaṃjñāmātmasamādhirūpeṇa sannidhāpyaitadabhigṛṇanbhava upadhāvati || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.17.16 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 (5.17.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavani, Natha, Strigana, Arbuda, Sahasra, Avarudhyamana, Bhagavat, Caturmurti, Mahapurusha, Turiya, Tamasi, Murti, Prakriti, Atman, Sankarshana, Sanjna, Atmasama, Adhirupa, Upadhi, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.17.16). 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: “bhavānīnāthaiḥ strīgaṇārbudasahasrairavarudhyamāno bhagavataścaturmūrtermahāpuruṣasya turīyāṃ tāmasīṃ mūrtiṃ prakṛtimātmanaḥ saṅkarṣaṇasaṃjñāmātmasamādhirūpeṇa sannidhāpyaitadabhigṛṇanbhava upadhāvati
  • bhavānī -
  • bhavānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • nāthaiḥ -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nātha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • strīgaṇā -
  • strīgaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    strīgaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arbuda -
  • arbuda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrair -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • avarudhyamāno* -
  • avarudhyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavataś -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • caturmūrter -
  • caturmūrti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    caturmūrti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahāpuruṣasya -
  • mahāpuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • turīyām -
  • turīyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāmasīm -
  • tāmasī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mūrtim -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prakṛtim -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • saṅkarṣaṇa -
  • saṅkarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñām -
  • sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmasamā -
  • ātmasama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ādhirūpeṇa -
  • ādhirūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ādhirūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse sannidhāpyaitadabhigṛṇanbhava*up
  • upadhāva -
  • upadhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.17.16

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 5.17.16 in Bengali sript:
ভবানীনাথৈঃ স্ত্রীগণার্বুদসহস্রৈরবরুধ্যমানো ভগবতশ্চতুর্মূর্তের্মহাপুরুষস্য তুরীযাং তামসীং মূর্তিং প্রকৃতিমাত্মনঃ সঙ্কর্ষণসংজ্ঞামাত্মসমাধিরূপেণ সন্নিধাপ্যৈতদভিগৃণন্ভব উপধাবতি ॥ ১৬ ॥

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