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 9.21.36

शरस्तम्बेऽपतद् रेतो मिथुनं तदभूच्छुभम् ।
तद्दृष्ट्वा कृपयागृह्णात् शन्तनुर्मृगयां चरन् ।
कृपः कुमारः कन्या च द्रोणपत्‍न्यभवत् कृपी ॥ ३६ ॥

śarastambe'patad reto mithunaṃ tadabhūcchubham |
taddṛṣṭvā kṛpayāgṛhṇāt śantanurmṛgayāṃ caran |
kṛpaḥ kumāraḥ kanyā ca droṇapat‍nyabhavat kṛpī || 36 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.21.36 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 (9.21.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharastamba, Retas, Mithuna, Tada, Shubha, Shubh, Tad, Tat, Kripa, Shantanu, Mrigaya, Krip, Kumara, Kani, Kanya, Kripi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.21.36). 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: “śarastambe'patad reto mithunaṃ tadabhūcchubham
  • śarastambe' -
  • śarastamba (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • apatad -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • reto* -
  • retas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mithunam -
  • mithuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mithuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mithunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūcch -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “taddṛṣṭvā kṛpayāgṛhṇāt śantanurmṛgayāṃ caran
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • kṛpayā -
  • kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛp (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agṛhṇāt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śantanur -
  • śantanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śantanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛgayām -
  • mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse caran
  • Line 3: “kṛpaḥ kumāraḥ kanyā ca droṇapat‍nyabhavat kṛpī
  • kṛpaḥ -
  • kṛp (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kumāraḥ -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanyā -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse droṇapat‍nyabhavat*kṛ
  • kṛpī -
  • kṛpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.21.36

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 9.21.36 in Bengali sript:
শরস্তম্বেঽপতদ্ রেতো মিথুনং তদভূচ্ছুভম্ ।
তদ্দৃষ্ট্বা কৃপযাগৃহ্ণাত্ শন্তনুর্মৃগযাং চরন্ ।
কৃপঃ কুমারঃ কন্যা চ দ্রোণপত্‍ন্যভবত্ কৃপী ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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