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 1.12.18

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
अप्येष वंश्यान् राजर्षीन् पुण्यश्लोकान् महात्मनः ।
अनुवर्तिता स्विद्यशसा साधुवादेन सत्तमाः ॥ १८ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
apyeṣa vaṃśyān rājarṣīn puṇyaślokān mahātmanaḥ |
anuvartitā svidyaśasā sādhuvādena sattamāḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.12.18 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 (1.12.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Api, Apya, Esha, Vamshya, Rajarshi, Punyashloka, Mahatman, Anuvartita, Anuvartitri, Shas, Shasa, Sadhuvada, Sattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.12.18). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • Line 2: “apyeṣa vaṃśyān rājarṣīn puṇyaślokān mahātmanaḥ
  • apye -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaṃśyān -
  • vaṃśya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rājarṣīn -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • puṇyaślokān -
  • puṇyaśloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    puṇyaśloka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “anuvartitā svidyaśasā sādhuvādena sattamāḥ
  • anuvartitā -
  • anuvartitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    anuvartitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svidya -
  • svid -> svidya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √svid]
  • śasā -
  • śas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādhuvādena -
  • sādhuvāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sattamāḥ -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sattamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.12.18

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 1.12.18 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
অপ্যেষ বংশ্যান্ রাজর্ষীন্ পুণ্যশ্লোকান্ মহাত্মনঃ ।
অনুবর্তিতা স্বিদ্যশসা সাধুবাদেন সত্তমাঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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