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 3.5.12

मुनिर्विवक्षुर्भगवद्‍गुणानां ।
सखापि ते भारतमाह कृष्णः ।
यस्मिन् नृणां ग्राम्यसुखानुवादैः ।
मतिर्गृहीता नु हरेः कथायाम् ॥ १२ ॥

munirvivakṣurbhagavad‍guṇānāṃ |
sakhāpi te bhāratamāha kṛṣṇaḥ |
yasmin nṛṇāṃ grāmyasukhānuvādaiḥ |
matirgṛhītā nu hareḥ kathāyām || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.5.12 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 (3.5.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sakha, Sakhi, Api, Tad, Yushmad, Bharata, Ahan, Krishna, Yah, Yat, Nri, Gramyasukha, Anuvada, Mati, Grihita, Hari, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.5.12). 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: “munirvivakṣurbhagavad‍guṇānāṃ
  • Cannot analyse munirvivakṣurbhagavad‍guṇānām
  • Line 2: “sakhāpi te bhāratamāha kṛṣṇaḥ
  • sakhā -
  • sakha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • 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]
  • bhāratam -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • kṛṣṇaḥ -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yasmin nṛṇāṃ grāmyasukhānuvādaiḥ
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • grāmyasukhā -
  • grāmyasukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anuvādaiḥ -
  • anuvāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 4: “matirgṛhītā nu hareḥ kathāyām
  • matir -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhītā* -
  • gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hareḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • kathāyām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.5.12

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 3.5.12 in Bengali sript:
মুনির্বিবক্ষুর্ভগবদ্‍গুণানাং ।
সখাপি তে ভারতমাহ কৃষ্ণঃ ।
যস্মিন্ নৃণাং গ্রাম্যসুখানুবাদৈঃ ।
মতির্গৃহীতা নু হরেঃ কথাযাম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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