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 4.12.52

इदं मया तेऽभिहितं कुरूद्वह ।
ध्रुवस्य विख्यातविशुद्धकर्मणः ।
हित्वार्भकः क्रीडनकानि मातुः ।
गृहं च विष्णुं शरणं यो जगाम ॥ ५२ ॥

idaṃ mayā te'bhihitaṃ kurūdvaha |
dhruvasya vikhyātaviśuddhakarmaṇaḥ |
hitvārbhakaḥ krīḍanakāni mātuḥ |
gṛhaṃ ca viṣṇuṃ śaraṇaṃ yo jagāma || 52 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.12.52 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 (4.12.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Maya, Asmad, Tad, Yushmad, Abhihita, Kuru, Udvaha, Dhruva, Vikhyata, Vishuddha, Karman, Hitva, Hitvan, Arbhaka, Kridanaka, Matri, Matu, Grih, Vishnu, Sharana, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.12.52). 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: “idaṃ mayā te'bhihitaṃ kurūdvaha
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental 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]
  • abhihitam -
  • abhihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kurū -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udvaha -
  • udvaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udvaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dhruvasya vikhyātaviśuddhakarmaṇaḥ
  • dhruvasya -
  • dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vikhyāta -
  • vikhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśuddha -
  • viśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmaṇaḥ -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “hitvārbhakaḥ krīḍanakāni mātuḥ
  • hitvā -
  • hitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hitvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    hi -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hi]
  • arbhakaḥ -
  • arbhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krīḍanakāni -
  • krīḍanaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mātuḥ -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 4: “gṛhaṃ ca viṣṇuṃ śaraṇaṃ yo jagāma
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.12.52

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 4.12.52 in Bengali sript:
ইদং মযা তেঽভিহিতং কুরূদ্বহ ।
ধ্রুবস্য বিখ্যাতবিশুদ্ধকর্মণঃ ।
হিত্বার্ভকঃ ক্রীডনকানি মাতুঃ ।
গৃহং চ বিষ্ণুং শরণং যো জগাম ॥ ৫২ ॥

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