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 12.3.8

ममैवेयं मही कृत्स्ना न ते मूढेति वादिनः ।
स्पर्धमाना मिथो घ्नन्ति म्रियन्ते मत्कृते नृपाः ॥ ८ ॥

mamaiveyaṃ mahī kṛtsnā na te mūḍheti vādinaḥ |
spardhamānā mitho ghnanti mriyante matkṛte nṛpāḥ || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.3.8 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 (12.3.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Mama, Iyam, Idam, Mahi, Mahin, Kritsna, Tad, Yushmad, Mudha, Iti, Vadi, Vadin, Spardhamana, Mithah, Ghnat, Matkrita, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.3.8). 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: “mamaiveyaṃ mahī kṛtsnā na te mūḍheti vādinaḥ
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aive -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtsnā* -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • mūḍhe -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    mūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vādinaḥ -
  • vādi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vādī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “spardhamānā mitho ghnanti mriyante matkṛte nṛpāḥ
  • spardhamānā* -
  • spṛdh -> spardhamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb]
    spṛdh -> spardhamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛdh class 1 verb]
    spardh -> spardhamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √spardh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spardh class 1 verb]
    spardh -> spardhamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √spardh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √spardh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √spardh class 1 verb]
    spardhamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mitho* -
  • mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    mithaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ghnanti -
  • ghnat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • mriyante -
  • mṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
  • matkṛte -
  • matkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    matkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    matkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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 12.3.8

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 12.3.8 in Bengali sript:
মমৈবেযং মহী কৃত্স্না ন তে মূঢেতি বাদিনঃ ।
স্পর্ধমানা মিথো ঘ্নন্তি ম্রিযন্তে মত্কৃতে নৃপাঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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