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 5.20.2

जम्बूद्वीपोऽयं यावत्प्रमाणविस्तारस्तावता क्षारोदधिना परिवेष्टितो यथा मेरुर्जम्ब्वाख्येन लवणोदधिरपि ततो द्विगुणविशालेन प्लक्षाख्येन परिक्षिप्तो यथा परिखा बाह्योपवनेन प्लक्षो जम्बू प्रमाणो द्वीपाख्याकरो हिरण्मय उत्थितो यत्राग्निरुपास्ते सप्तजिह्वस्तस्याधिपतिः प्रियव्रतात्मज इध्मजिह्वः स्वं द्वीपं सप्तवर्षाणि विभज्य सप्तवर्षनामभ्य आत्मजेभ्य आकलय्य स्वयमात्मयोगेनोपरराम ॥ २ ॥

jambūdvīpo'yaṃ yāvatpramāṇavistārastāvatā kṣārodadhinā pariveṣṭito yathā merurjambvākhyena lavaṇodadhirapi tato dviguṇaviśālena plakṣākhyena parikṣipto yathā parikhā bāhyopavanena plakṣo jambū pramāṇo dvīpākhyākaro hiraṇmaya utthito yatrāgnirupāste saptajihvastasyādhipatiḥ priyavratātmaja idhmajihvaḥ svaṃ dvīpaṃ saptavarṣāṇi vibhajya saptavarṣanāmabhya ātmajebhya ākalayya svayamātmayogenopararāma || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.20.2 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 (5.20.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jambudvipa, Aya, Idam, Yavatpramana, Vistara, Tavata, Tavat, Ksharodadhi, Pariveshtitri, Pariveshtita, Yatha, Meru, Jambu, Akhya, Lavanodadhi, Api, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dviguna, Vishala, Plaksha, Parikshipta, Parikha, Bahyopavana, Pramana, Dvipa, Akara, Hiranmaya, Utthita, Yatra, Agni, Upasti, Saptajihva, Adhipati, Priyavrata, Idhmajihva, Sva, Saptavarsha, Vibhajya, Naman, Atmaja, Svayam, Atmayoga, Upara, Rama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.20.2). 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: “jambūdvīpo'yaṃ yāvatpramāṇavistārastāvatā kṣārodadhinā pariveṣṭito yathā merurjambvākhyena lavaṇodadhirapi tato dviguṇaviśālena plakṣākhyena parikṣipto yathā parikhā bāhyopavanena plakṣo jambū pramāṇo dvīpākhyākaro hiraṇmaya utthito yatrāgnirupāste saptajihvastasyādhipatiḥ priyavratātmaja idhmajihvaḥ svaṃ dvīpaṃ saptavarṣāṇi vibhajya saptavarṣanāmabhya ātmajebhya ākalayya svayamātmayogenopararāma
  • jambūdvīpo' -
  • jambūdvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāvatpramāṇa -
  • yāvatpramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāvatpramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistāras -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāvatā -
  • tāvatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣārodadhinā -
  • kṣārodadhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pariveṣṭito* -
  • pariveṣṭitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pariveṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • merur -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jambvā -
  • jambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jambū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    jambū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    jambū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ākhyena -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • lavaṇodadhir -
  • lavaṇodadhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • dviguṇa -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśālena -
  • viśāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • plakṣā -
  • plakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    plakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    plakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākhyena -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • parikṣipto* -
  • parikṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • parikhā* -
  • parikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bāhyopavanena -
  • bāhyopavana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • plakṣo* -
  • plakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jambū -
  • jambū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    jambū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pramāṇo* -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvīpā -
  • dvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvīpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akaro* -
  • akara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • hiraṇmaya* -
  • hiraṇmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • utthito* -
  • utthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatrā -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāste -
  • upāsti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • saptajihvas -
  • saptajihva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhipatiḥ -
  • adhipati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyavratāt -
  • priyavrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    priyavrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ja* -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • idhmajihvaḥ -
  • idhmajihva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvīpam -
  • dvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvīpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saptavarṣāṇi -
  • saptavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vibhajya -
  • vibhajya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vibhajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptavarṣa -
  • saptavarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmabhya* -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • ātmajebhya* -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ātmaja (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • āka -
  • ak (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • layya -
  • lay -> layya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √lay]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātmayogeno -
  • ātmayoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • upara -
  • upara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.20.2

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 5.20.2 in Bengali sript:
জম্বূদ্বীপোঽযং যাবত্প্রমাণবিস্তারস্তাবতা ক্ষারোদধিনা পরিবেষ্টিতো যথা মেরুর্জম্ব্বাখ্যেন লবণোদধিরপি ততো দ্বিগুণবিশালেন প্লক্ষাখ্যেন পরিক্ষিপ্তো যথা পরিখা বাহ্যোপবনেন প্লক্ষো জম্বূ প্রমাণো দ্বীপাখ্যাকরো হিরণ্ময উত্থিতো যত্রাগ্নিরুপাস্তে সপ্তজিহ্বস্তস্যাধিপতিঃ প্রিযব্রতাত্মজ ইধ্মজিহ্বঃ স্বং দ্বীপং সপ্তবর্ষাণি বিভজ্য সপ্তবর্ষনামভ্য আত্মজেভ্য আকলয্য স্বযমাত্মযোগেনোপররাম ॥ ২ ॥

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