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 6.1.39

कथं स्विद् ध्रियते दण्डः किं वास्य स्थानमीप्सितम् ।
दण्ड्याः किं कारिणः सर्वे आहो स्वित् कतिचिन्नृणाम् ॥ ३९ ॥

kathaṃ svid dhriyate daṇḍaḥ kiṃ vāsya sthānamīpsitam |
daṇḍyāḥ kiṃ kāriṇaḥ sarve āho svit katicinnṛṇām || 39 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.1.39 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 (6.1.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Danda, Kim, Vasya, Sthana, Ipsita, Dandya, Dandi, Kari, Karin, Sarva, Aho, Cit, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.1.39). 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: “kathaṃ svid dhriyate daṇḍaḥ kiṃ vāsya sthānamīpsitam
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse svid*dh
  • dhriyate -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • daṇḍaḥ -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vāsya -
  • vāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vas]
    vās -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vās]
    vas -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vās -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vās -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
    vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īpsitam -
  • īpsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īpsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īpsitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]
  • Line 2: “daṇḍyāḥ kiṃ kāriṇaḥ sarve āho svit katicinnṛṇām
  • daṇḍyāḥ -
  • daṇḍya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daṇḍyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    daṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāriṇaḥ -
  • kāri (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āho -
  • āho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse svit*ka
  • kati -
  • kati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cin -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.1.39

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 6.1.39 in Bengali sript:
কথং স্বিদ্ ধ্রিযতে দণ্ডঃ কিং বাস্য স্থানমীপ্সিতম্ ।
দণ্ড্যাঃ কিং কারিণঃ সর্বে আহো স্বিত্ কতিচিন্নৃণাম্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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