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 10.16.17

तांस्तथा कातरान् वीक्ष्य भगवान् माधवो बलः ।
प्रहस्य किञ्चिन्नोवाच प्रभावज्ञोऽनुजस्य सः ।
तेऽन्वेषमाणा दयितं कृष्णं सूचितया पदैः ।
भगवत् लक्षणैर्जग्मुः पदव्या यमुनातटम् ॥ १७ ॥

tāṃstathā kātarān vīkṣya bhagavān mādhavo balaḥ |
prahasya kiñcinnovāca prabhāvajño'nujasya saḥ |
te'nveṣamāṇā dayitaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ sūcitayā padaiḥ |
bhagavat lakṣaṇairjagmuḥ padavyā yamunātaṭam || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.16.17 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 (10.16.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Katara, Vikshya, Bhagavat, Madhava, Madhu, Bala, Prahasya, Kincid, Kincit, Nri, Prabhava, Prabhu, Prabha, Ajna, Anuja, Sah, Tad, Yushmad, Anvesha, Dayita, Krishna, Sucita, Pada, Lakshana, Padavi, Yamuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.16.17). 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: “tāṃstathā kātarān vīkṣya bhagavān mādhavo balaḥ
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kātarān -
  • kātara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vīkṣya -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mādhavo* -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mādhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • balaḥ -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prahasya kiñcinnovāca prabhāvajño'nujasya saḥ
  • prahasya -
  • prahasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prahasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiñcin -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative 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]
  • prabhāva -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ajño' -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anujasya -
  • anuja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    anuja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “te'nveṣamāṇā dayitaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ sūcitayā padaiḥ
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • anveṣam -
  • anveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āṇā -
  • dayitam -
  • dayita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dayita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dayitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūcitayā -
  • sūcitā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sūc -> sūcitā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √sūc class 10 verb]
  • padaiḥ -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 4: “bhagavat lakṣaṇairjagmuḥ padavyā yamunātaṭam
  • bhagavat -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lakṣaṇair -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jagmuḥ -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • padavyā* -
  • padavi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    padavī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yamunāt -
  • yamuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    yamuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aṭam -
  • aṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.16.17

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 10.16.17 in Bengali sript:
তাংস্তথা কাতরান্ বীক্ষ্য ভগবান্ মাধবো বলঃ ।
প্রহস্য কিঞ্চিন্নোবাচ প্রভাবজ্ঞোঽনুজস্য সঃ ।
তেঽন্বেষমাণা দযিতং কৃষ্ণং সূচিতযা পদৈঃ ।
ভগবত্ লক্ষণৈর্জগ্মুঃ পদব্যা যমুনাতটম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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