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 12.3.1

श्रीशुक उवाच – ।
दृष्ट्वाऽत्मनि जये व्यग्रान् नृपान् हसति भूरियम् ।
अहो मा विजिगीषन्ति मृत्योः क्रीडनका नृपाः ॥ १ ॥

śrīśuka uvāca – |
dṛṣṭvā'tmani jaye vyagrān nṛpān hasati bhūriyam |
aho mā vijigīṣanti mṛtyoḥ krīḍanakā nṛpāḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.3.1 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 (12.3.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrishuka, Atma, Jaya, Vyagra, Nripa, Hasat, Bhuri, Yah, Ahan, Mas, Vij, Ishat, Mriti, Mrityu, Kridanaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.3.1). 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: “śrīśuka uvāca
  • śrīśuka* -
  • śrīśuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse –
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā'tmani jaye vyagrān nṛpān hasati bhūriyam
  • dṛṣṭvā' -
  • atma -
  • atma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jaye -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vyagrān -
  • vyagra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    vyagra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nṛpān -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hasati -
  • hasat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hasat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    has -> hasat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • bhūri -
  • bhūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “aho vijigīṣanti mṛtyoḥ krīḍanakā nṛpāḥ
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viji -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • īṣanti -
  • īṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛtyoḥ -
  • mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • krīḍanakā* -
  • krīḍanaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nṛpāḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.3.1

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 12.3.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীশুক উবাচ – ।
দৃষ্ট্বাঽত্মনি জযে ব্যগ্রান্ নৃপান্ হসতি ভূরিযম্ ।
অহো মা বিজিগীষন্তি মৃত্যোঃ ক্রীডনকা নৃপাঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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