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 12.2.12

क्षीयमाणेषु देहेषु देहिनां कलिदोषतः ।
वर्णाश्रमवतां धर्मे नष्टे वेदपथे नृणाम् ॥ १२ ॥

kṣīyamāṇeṣu deheṣu dehināṃ kalidoṣataḥ |
varṇāśramavatāṃ dharme naṣṭe vedapathe nṛṇām || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.2.12 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 (12.2.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshiyamana, Deha, Dehin, Kalidosha, Tas, Varnashramavat, Varnashramavata, Dharma, Nashta, Nashti, Vedapatha, Vedapathin, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.2.12). 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: “kṣīyamāṇeṣu deheṣu dehināṃ kalidoṣataḥ
  • kṣīyamāṇeṣu -
  • kṣīyamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kṣīyamāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    kṣai -> kṣīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṣai class 1 verb]
    kṣai -> kṣīyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṣai class 1 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • deheṣu -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dehinām -
  • dehin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • kalidoṣa -
  • kalidoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalidoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “varṇāśramavatāṃ dharme naṣṭe vedapathe nṛṇām
  • varṇāśramavatām -
  • varṇāśramavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    varṇāśramavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    varṇāśramavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • naṣṭe -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    naṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb]
  • vedapathe -
  • vedapatha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vedapathin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.2.12

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 12.2.12 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষীযমাণেষু দেহেষু দেহিনাং কলিদোষতঃ ।
বর্ণাশ্রমবতাং ধর্মে নষ্টে বেদপথে নৃণাম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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