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 12.2.38

ताविहैत्य कलेरन्ते वासुदेवानुशिक्षितौ ।
वर्णाश्रमयुतं धर्मं पूर्ववत् प्रथयिष्यतः ॥ ३८ ॥

tāvihaitya kalerante vāsudevānuśikṣitau |
varṇāśramayutaṃ dharmaṃ pūrvavat prathayiṣyataḥ || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.2.38 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 (12.2.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iha, Etya, Kalera, Tad, Yushmad, Vasudeva, Ushi, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti, Varnashrama, Yut, Yuta, Dharma, Purvavat, Prathayishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tāvihaitya kalerante vāsudevānuśikṣitau
  • tāvi -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihai -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • etya -
  • etya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kaleran -
  • kalera (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalera (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kal (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vāsudevān -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uśi -
  • uśī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kṣitau -
  • kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “varṇāśramayutaṃ dharmaṃ pūrvavat prathayiṣyataḥ
  • varṇāśrama -
  • varṇāśrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yutam -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrvavat -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prathayiṣyataḥ -
  • prath -> prathayiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √prath], [ablative single from √prath], [genitive single from √prath]
    prath -> prathayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √prath], [genitive single from √prath]
    prath (verb class 0)
    [future active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.2.38

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 12.2.38 in Bengali sript:
তাবিহৈত্য কলেরন্তে বাসুদেবানুশিক্ষিতৌ ।
বর্ণাশ্রমযুতং ধর্মং পূর্ববত্ প্রথযিষ্যতঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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