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 9.20.18

कण्वः कुमारस्य वने चक्रे समुचिताः क्रियाः ।
बद्ध्वा मृगेन्द्रान् तरसा क्रीडति स्म स बालकः ॥ १८ ॥

kaṇvaḥ kumārasya vane cakre samucitāḥ kriyāḥ |
baddhvā mṛgendrān tarasā krīḍati sma sa bālakaḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.20.18 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 (9.20.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanva, Kumara, Vana, Vani, Cakra, Cakri, Samucita, Kriya, Baddhva, Mrigendra, Tarasa, Taras, Kridat, Sma, Balaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.20.18). 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: “kaṇvaḥ kumārasya vane cakre samucitāḥ kriyāḥ
  • kaṇvaḥ -
  • kaṇva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kumārasya -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kumāra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • samucitāḥ -
  • samucita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samucitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kriyāḥ -
  • kriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active second single]
  • Line 2: “baddhvā mṛgendrān tarasā krīḍati sma sa bālakaḥ
  • baddhvā* -
  • baddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛgendrān -
  • mṛgendra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tarasā -
  • tarasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    taras (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    taras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tarasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • krīḍati -
  • krīḍat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    krīḍat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bālakaḥ -
  • bālaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.20.18

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 9.20.18 in Bengali sript:
কণ্বঃ কুমারস্য বনে চক্রে সমুচিতাঃ ক্রিযাঃ ।
বদ্ধ্বা মৃগেন্দ্রান্ তরসা ক্রীডতি স্ম স বালকঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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