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 12.2.4

लिङ्गं एवाश्रमख्यातौ अन्योन्यापत्ति कारणम् ।
अवृत्त्या न्यायदौर्बल्यं पाण्डित्ये चापलं वचः ॥ ४ ॥

liṅgaṃ evāśramakhyātau anyonyāpatti kāraṇam |
avṛttyā nyāyadaurbalyaṃ pāṇḍitye cāpalaṃ vacaḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.2.4 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 (12.2.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Linga, Eva, Ashrama, Khyata, Khyati, Anyonya, Karana, Avritti, Nyaya, Daurbalya, Panditya, Capala, Vaca, Vacas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.2.4). 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: “liṅgaṃ evāśramakhyātau anyonyāpatti kāraṇam
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrama -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khyātau -
  • khyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    khyāti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    khyāti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √khyā class 2 verb]
  • anyonyā -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpatti -
  • āpatti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “avṛttyā nyāyadaurbalyaṃ pāṇḍitye cāpalaṃ vacaḥ
  • avṛttyā* -
  • avṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nyāya -
  • nyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daurbalyam -
  • daurbalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pāṇḍitye -
  • pāṇḍitya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • cāpalam -
  • cāpala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.2.4

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 12.2.4 in Bengali sript:
লিঙ্গং এবাশ্রমখ্যাতৌ অন্যোন্যাপত্তি কারণম্ ।
অবৃত্ত্যা ন্যাযদৌর্বল্যং পাণ্ডিত্যে চাপলং বচঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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