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 8.5.40

श्रीर्वक्षसः पितरश्छाययाऽसन् ।
धर्मः स्तनादितरः पृष्ठतोऽभूत् ।
द्यौर्यस्य शीर्ष्णोऽप्सरसो विहारात् ।
प्रसीदतां नः स महाविभूतिः ॥ ४० ॥

śrīrvakṣasaḥ pitaraśchāyayā'san |
dharmaḥ stanāditaraḥ pṛṣṭhato'bhūt |
dyauryasya śīrṣṇo'psaraso vihārāt |
prasīdatāṃ naḥ sa mahāvibhūtiḥ || 40 ||

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

Shri, Vakshas, Pitri, Asat, Dharma, Stana, Itara, Prishthatah, Div, Dyau, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Shirshan, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Vihara, Pra, Sidat, Asmad, Mahavibhuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.5.40). 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: “śrīrvakṣasaḥ pitaraśchāyayā'san
  • śrīr -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vakṣasaḥ -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pitaraś -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • chāyayā' -
  • asan -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmaḥ stanāditaraḥ pṛṣṭhato'bhūt
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • stanād -
  • stana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • itaraḥ -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛṣṭhato' -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • Line 3: “dyauryasya śīrṣṇo'psaraso vihārāt
  • dyaur -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dyau (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śīrṣṇo' -
  • śīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • apsaraso* -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    apsarasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vihārāt -
  • vihāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 4: “prasīdatāṃ naḥ sa mahāvibhūtiḥ
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sīdatām -
  • sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāvibhūtiḥ -
  • mahāvibhūti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāvibhūti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.5.40

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 8.5.40 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীর্বক্ষসঃ পিতরশ্ছাযযাঽসন্ ।
ধর্মঃ স্তনাদিতরঃ পৃষ্ঠতোঽভূত্ ।
দ্যৌর্যস্য শীর্ষ্ণোঽপ্সরসো বিহারাত্ ।
প্রসীদতাং নঃ স মহাবিভূতিঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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