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 6.4.12

तोकानां पितरौ बन्धू दृशः पक्ष्म स्त्रियाः पतिः ।
पतिः प्रजानां भिक्षूणां गृह्यज्ञानां बुधः सुहृत् ॥ १२ ॥

tokānāṃ pitarau bandhū dṛśaḥ pakṣma striyāḥ patiḥ |
patiḥ prajānāṃ bhikṣūṇāṃ gṛhyajñānāṃ budhaḥ suhṛt || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.4.12 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 (6.4.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Toka, Pitri, Bandhu, Drisha, Drish, Pakshma, Pakshman, Stri, Pati, Praja, Prajana, Bhikshu, Grih, Grihin, Grihya, Grihi, Ajna, Ajnana, Budha, Budh, Suhrid,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.4.12). 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: “tokānāṃ pitarau bandhū dṛśaḥ pakṣma striyāḥ patiḥ
  • tokānām -
  • toka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    toka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • pitarau -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bandhū -
  • bandhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bandhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dṛśaḥ -
  • dṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pakṣma -
  • pakṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • striyāḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • patiḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “patiḥ prajānāṃ bhikṣūṇāṃ gṛhyajñānāṃ budhaḥ suhṛt
  • patiḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhikṣūṇām -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • gṛhya -
  • gṛhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    gṛhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
    gṛhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gṛhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gṛhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • ajñānām -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ajña (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ajñā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ajñānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • suhṛt -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.4.12

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 6.4.12 in Bengali sript:
তোকানাং পিতরৌ বন্ধূ দৃশঃ পক্ষ্ম স্ত্রিযাঃ পতিঃ ।
পতিঃ প্রজানাং ভিক্ষূণাং গৃহ্যজ্ঞানাং বুধঃ সুহৃত্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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