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 12.3.23

यशस्विनो महाशीलाः स्वाध्यायाध्ययने रताः ।
आढ्याः कुटुम्बिनो हृष्टा वर्णाः क्षत्रद्विजोत्तराः ॥ २३ ॥

yaśasvino mahāśīlāḥ svādhyāyādhyayane ratāḥ |
āḍhyāḥ kuṭumbino hṛṣṭā varṇāḥ kṣatradvijottarāḥ || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.3.23 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 (12.3.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yashasvin, Yashasvi, Mahashila, Svadhyaya, Adhyayana, Rata, Adhya, Kutumbin, Hrishta, Varna, Kshatra, Dvija, Uttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.3.23). 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: “yaśasvino mahāśīlāḥ svādhyāyādhyayane ratāḥ
  • yaśasvino* -
  • yaśasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yaśasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yaśasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahāśīlāḥ -
  • mahāśīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • svādhyāyā -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyayane -
  • adhyayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ratāḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “āḍhyāḥ kuṭumbino hṛṣṭā varṇāḥ kṣatradvijottarāḥ
  • āḍhyāḥ -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kuṭumbino* -
  • kuṭumbin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hṛṣṭā* -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • varṇāḥ -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣatra -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvijo -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttarāḥ -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.3.23

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 12.3.23 in Bengali sript:
যশস্বিনো মহাশীলাঃ স্বাধ্যাযাধ্যযনে রতাঃ ।
আঢ্যাঃ কুটুম্বিনো হৃষ্টা বর্ণাঃ ক্ষত্রদ্বিজোত্তরাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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