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 12.4.4

तदन्ते प्रलयस्तावान् ब्राह्मी रात्रिरुदाहृता ।
त्रयो लोका इमे तत्र कल्पन्ते प्रलयाय हि ।
एष नैमित्तिकः प्रोक्तः प्रलयो यत्र विश्वसृक् ।
शेतेऽनन्तासनो विश्वं आत्मसात् कृत्य चात्मभूः ॥ ४ ॥

tadante pralayastāvān brāhmī rātrirudāhṛtā |
trayo lokā ime tatra kalpante pralayāya hi |
eṣa naimittikaḥ proktaḥ pralayo yatra viśvasṛk |
śete'nantāsano viśvaṃ ātmasāt kṛtya cātmabhūḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.4.4 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 (12.4.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tadanta, Pralaya, Tavat, Brahmi, Ratri, Rud, Ruda, Ahrita, Traya, Tri, Iyam, Idam, Tatra, Esha, Naimittika, Prokta, Yatra, Vishvasrij, Anantasana, Vishva, Atmasat, Kritya, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.4.4). 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: “tadante pralayastāvān brāhmī rātrirudāhṛtā
  • tadante -
  • tadanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tadanta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pralayas -
  • pralaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāvān -
  • tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmī -
  • brāhmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brāhmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    brāhmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rātri -
  • rātrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • rudā -
  • rud (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    rud (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rud (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahṛtā -
  • ahṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “trayo lokā ime tatra kalpante pralayāya hi
  • trayo* -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lokā*i -
  • lok (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kalpante -
  • kḷp (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • pralayāya -
  • pralaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 3: “eṣa naimittikaḥ proktaḥ pralayo yatra viśvasṛk
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • naimittikaḥ -
  • naimittika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktaḥ -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pralayo* -
  • pralaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśvasṛk -
  • viśvasṛj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “śete'nantāsano viśvaṃ ātmasāt kṛtya cātmabhūḥ
  • śete' -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • anantāsano* -
  • anantāsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśvam -
  • viśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātmasāt -
  • ātmasāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtya -
  • kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛt]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūḥ -
  • bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.4.4

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 12.4.4 in Bengali sript:
তদন্তে প্রলযস্তাবান্ ব্রাহ্মী রাত্রিরুদাহৃতা ।
ত্রযো লোকা ইমে তত্র কল্পন্তে প্রলযায হি ।
এষ নৈমিত্তিকঃ প্রোক্তঃ প্রলযো যত্র বিশ্বসৃক্ ।
শেতেঽনন্তাসনো বিশ্বং আত্মসাত্ কৃত্য চাত্মভূঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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