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 12.3.42

न रक्षिष्यन्ति मनुजाः स्थविरौ पितरौ अपि ।
पुत्रान् सर्वार्थकुशलान् क्षुद्राः शिश्नोदरम्भराः ॥ ४२ ॥

na rakṣiṣyanti manujāḥ sthavirau pitarau api |
putrān sarvārthakuśalān kṣudrāḥ śiśnodarambharāḥ || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.3.42 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 (12.3.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshishyat, Rakshishyanti, Manuja, Sthavira, Pitri, Api, Putra, Sarvarthakushala, Kshudra, Shishnodarambhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.3.42). 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: “na rakṣiṣyanti manujāḥ sthavirau pitarau api
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣiṣyanti -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • manujāḥ -
  • manuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sthavirau -
  • sthavira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pitarau -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “putrān sarvārthakuśalān kṣudrāḥ śiśnodarambharāḥ
  • putrān -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvārthakuśalān -
  • sarvārthakuśala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kṣudrāḥ -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śiśnodarambharāḥ -
  • śiśnodarambhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiśnodarambharā (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 12.3.42

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 12.3.42 in Bengali sript:
ন রক্ষিষ্যন্তি মনুজাঃ স্থবিরৌ পিতরৌ অপি ।
পুত্রান্ সর্বার্থকুশলান্ ক্ষুদ্রাঃ শিশ্নোদরম্ভরাঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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