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 5.22.2

स होवाच ।
यथा कुलालचक्रेण भ्रमता सह भ्रमतां ।
तदाश्रयाणां पिपीलिकादीनां गतिरन्यैव प्रदेशान्तरेष्वप्युपलभ्यमानत्वादेवं नक्षत्रराशिभिरुपलक्षितेन ।
कालचक्रेण ध्रुवं मेरुं च प्रदक्षिणेन परिधावता सह ।
परिधावमानानां तदाश्रयाणां सूर्यादीनां गृहाणां ।
गतिरन्यैव नक्षत्रान्तरे राश्यन्तरे चोपलभ्यमानत्वात् ॥ २ ॥

sa hovāca |
yathā kulālacakreṇa bhramatā saha bhramatāṃ |
tadāśrayāṇāṃ pipīlikādīnāṃ gatiranyaiva pradeśāntareṣvapyupalabhyamānatvādevaṃ nakṣatrarāśibhirupalakṣitena |
kālacakreṇa dhruvaṃ meruṃ ca pradakṣiṇena paridhāvatā saha |
paridhāvamānānāṃ tadāśrayāṇāṃ sūryādīnāṃ gṛhāṇāṃ |
gatiranyaiva nakṣatrāntare rāśyantare copalabhyamānatvāt || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.22.2 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 (5.22.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Han, Yatha, Kulalacakra, Bhramat, Bhramata, Saha, Tada, Ashraya, Pipilika, Gati, Ani, Anya, Pradesha, Tara, Api, Upalabhya, Vada, Vadi, Nakshatra, Rashi, Upalakshita, Kalacakra, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Meru, Pradakshina, Paridhi, Paridhavamana, Surya, Griha, Antare, Antara, Tari, Labhyamana, Tva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.22.2). 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: “sa hovāca
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • 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: “yathā kulālacakreṇa bhramatā saha bhramatāṃ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kulālacakreṇa -
  • kulālacakra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhramatā -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhramatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhramatām -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhramatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhram (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • Line 3: “tadāśrayāṇāṃ pipīlikādīnāṃ gatiranyaiva pradeśāntareṣvapyupalabhyamānatvādevaṃ nakṣatrarāśibhirupalakṣitena
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśrayāṇām -
  • āśraya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    āśraya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    āśrayā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pipīlikād -
  • pipīlika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pipīlika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gatir -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyai -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pradeśān -
  • pradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tareṣva -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • apyu -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • upalabhyam -
  • upalabhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upalabhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upalabhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānat -
  • an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vāde -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vādi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nakṣatra -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāśibhir -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rāśī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upalakṣitena -
  • upalakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    upalakṣita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 4: “kālacakreṇa dhruvaṃ meruṃ ca pradakṣiṇena paridhāvatā saha
  • kālacakreṇa -
  • kālacakra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kālacakra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • merum -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradakṣiṇena -
  • pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • paridhāva -
  • paridhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • atā -
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 5: “paridhāvamānānāṃ tadāśrayāṇāṃ sūryādīnāṃ gṛhāṇāṃ
  • paridhāvamānānām -
  • paridhāvamāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    paridhāvamāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśrayāṇām -
  • āśraya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    āśraya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    āśrayā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sūryād -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [ablative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [ablative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gṛhāṇām -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 6: “gatiranyaiva nakṣatrāntare rāśyantare copalabhyamānatvāt
  • gatir -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyai -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • nakṣatrā -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antare -
  • antare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rāśyan -
  • rāśī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tare -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • copa -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • labhyamāna -
  • labh -> labhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • tvāt -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.22.2

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 5.22.2 in Bengali sript:
স হোবাচ ।
যথা কুলালচক্রেণ ভ্রমতা সহ ভ্রমতাং ।
তদাশ্রযাণাং পিপীলিকাদীনাং গতিরন্যৈব প্রদেশান্তরেষ্বপ্যুপলভ্যমানত্বাদেবং নক্ষত্ররাশিভিরুপলক্ষিতেন ।
কালচক্রেণ ধ্রুবং মেরুং চ প্রদক্ষিণেন পরিধাবতা সহ ।
পরিধাবমানানাং তদাশ্রযাণাং সূর্যাদীনাং গৃহাণাং ।
গতিরন্যৈব নক্ষত্রান্তরে রাশ্যন্তরে চোপলভ্যমানত্বাত্ ॥ ২ ॥

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