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 6.18.20

श्रीराजोवाच ।
कथं त आसुरं भावमपोह्यौत्पत्तिकं गुरो ।
इन्द्रे ण प्रापिताः सात्म्यं किं तत्साधु कृतं हि तैः ॥ २० ॥

śrīrājovāca |
kathaṃ ta āsuraṃ bhāvamapohyautpattikaṃ guro |
indre ṇa prāpitāḥ sātmyaṃ kiṃ tatsādhu kṛtaṃ hi taiḥ || 20 ||

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

Shri, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Katham, Katha, Tas, Asura, Bhava, Apohya, Autpattika, Guru, Indra, Prapita, Satmya, Kim, Tat, Tad, Sadhu, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.18.20). 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: “śrīrājovāca
  • śrīr -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • rājo -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (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: “kathaṃ ta āsuraṃ bhāvamapohyautpattikaṃ guro
  • 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]
  • ta* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsuram -
  • āsura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāvam -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • apohyau -
  • apohya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    apohya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apohyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • autpattikam -
  • autpattika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    autpattika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guro -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “indre ṇa prāpitāḥ sātmyaṃ kiṃ tatsādhu kṛtaṃ hi taiḥ
  • indre -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    indrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāpitāḥ -
  • prāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sātmyam -
  • sātmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sātmyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.18.20

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 6.18.20 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীরাজোবাচ ।
কথং ত আসুরং ভাবমপোহ্যৌত্পত্তিকং গুরো ।
ইন্দ্রে ণ প্রাপিতাঃ সাত্ম্যং কিং তত্সাধু কৃতং হি তৈঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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