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 11.3.16

एषा माया भगवतः सर्गस्थित्यन्तकारिणी ।
त्रिवर्णा वर्णितास्माभिः किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १६ ॥

eṣā māyā bhagavataḥ sargasthityantakāriṇī |
trivarṇā varṇitāsmābhiḥ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 16 ||

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

Esha, Maya, Bhagavat, Sarga, Sthiti, Taka, Ari, Arin, Trivarna, Varnita, Asmad, Kim, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Shrotu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.3.16). 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: “eṣā māyā bhagavataḥ sargasthityantakāriṇī
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • māyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • bhagavataḥ -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sarga -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthityan -
  • sthitī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • takā -
  • taka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ariṇī -
  • ari (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “trivarṇā varṇitāsmābhiḥ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
  • trivarṇā* -
  • trivarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    trivarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • varṇitā -
  • varṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    vṛṇ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • asmābhiḥ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūyaḥ -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchasi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.3.16

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 11.3.16 in Bengali sript:
এষা মাযা ভগবতঃ সর্গস্থিত্যন্তকারিণী ।
ত্রিবর্ণা বর্ণিতাস্মাভিঃ কিং ভূযঃ শ্রোতুমিচ্ছসি ॥ ১৬ ॥

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