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 6.8.12

ॐ हरिर्विदध्यान्मम सर्वरक्षां न्यस्ताङ्घ्रिपद्मः पतगेन्द्र पृष्ठे ।
दरारिचर्मासिगदेषुचाप पाशान्दधानोऽष्टगुणोऽष्टबाहुः ॥ १२ ॥

oṃ harirvidadhyānmama sarvarakṣāṃ nyastāṅghripadmaḥ patagendra pṛṣṭhe |
darāricarmāsigadeṣucāpa pāśāndadhāno'ṣṭaguṇo'ṣṭabāhuḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.8.12 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 (6.8.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hari, Vida, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Asmad, Sarvaraksha, Nyasta, Padma, Pataga, Indra, Prishthe, Prishtha, Dara, Ari, Arin, Carma, Carman, Asic, Ada, Capa, Pasha, Dadha, Ashtaguna, Ashtabahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.8.12). 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: “oṃ harirvidadhyānmama sarvarakṣāṃ nyastāṅghripadmaḥ patagendra pṛṣṭhe
  • Cannot analyse om*ha
  • harir -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vida -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhyā -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ān -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sarvarakṣām -
  • sarvarakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nyastā -
  • nyasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅghri -
  • aṅghri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • padmaḥ -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patage -
  • pataga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛṣṭhe -
  • pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “darāricarmāsigadeṣucāpa pāśāndadhāno'ṣṭaguṇo'ṣṭabāhuḥ
  • darā -
  • dara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • carmā -
  • carma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    carmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsig -
  • āsic (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • adeṣu -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāśān -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pāśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadhān -
  • dadha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • o' -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aṣṭaguṇo' -
  • aṣṭaguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭabāhuḥ -
  • aṣṭabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    aṣṭabāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.8.12

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 6.8.12 in Bengali sript:
ওং হরির্বিদধ্যান্মম সর্বরক্ষাং ন্যস্তাঙ্ঘ্রিপদ্মঃ পতগেন্দ্র পৃষ্ঠে ।
দরারিচর্মাসিগদেষুচাপ পাশান্দধানোঽষ্টগুণোঽষ্টবাহুঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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