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 6.12.9

ओजः सहो बलं प्राणं अमृतं मृत्युमेव च ।
तमज्ञाय जनो हेतुं आत्मानं मन्यते जडम् ॥ ९ ॥

ojaḥ saho balaṃ prāṇaṃ amṛtaṃ mṛtyumeva ca |
tamajñāya jano hetuṃ ātmānaṃ manyate jaḍam || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.12.9 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 (6.12.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Oja, Ojas, Saha, Sahas, Sah, Bala, Prana, Pran, Amrita, Mrityu, Eva, Tama, Jna, Jana, Janas, Hetu, Atman, Jada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.12.9). 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: “ojaḥ saho balaṃ prāṇaṃ amṛtaṃ mṛtyumeva ca
  • ojaḥ -
  • ojas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ojas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    oja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saho* -
  • sahas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāṇam -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prāṇ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • amṛtam -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛtyum -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tamajñāya jano hetuṃ ātmānaṃ manyate jaḍam
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñāya -
  • jñā -> jñāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • jano* -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hetum -
  • hi -> hetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √hi]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
  • jaḍam -
  • jaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jaḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.12.9

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 6.12.9 in Bengali sript:
ওজঃ সহো বলং প্রাণং অমৃতং মৃত্যুমেব চ ।
তমজ্ঞায জনো হেতুং আত্মানং মন্যতে জডম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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