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 12.4.18

महान् ग्रसत्यहङ्कारं गुणाः सत्त्वादयश्च तम् ।
ग्रसतेऽव्याकृतं राजन् गुणान् कालेन चोदितम् ॥ १८ ॥

mahān grasatyahaṅkāraṃ guṇāḥ sattvādayaśca tam |
grasate'vyākṛtaṃ rājan guṇān kālena coditam || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.4.18 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 (12.4.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maha, Mahat, Grasati, Grasat, Ahankara, Guna, Sattva, Aya, Ayas, Avyakrita, Rajan, Rajat, Kalena, Kala, Codita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.4.18). 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: “mahān grasatyahaṅkāraṃ guṇāḥ sattvādayaśca tam
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • grasatya -
  • grasatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √gras class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √gras class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √gras class 1 verb], [locative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    grasat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    grasat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    grasat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gras (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • ahaṅkāram -
  • ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sattvād -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaś -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “grasate'vyākṛtaṃ rājan guṇān kālena coditam
  • grasate' -
  • gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    grasat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gras (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • avyākṛtam -
  • avyākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avyākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avyākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • coditam -
  • codita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    codita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    coditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √cud]
    cud -> codita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √cud]
    cud -> coditā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √cud]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √cud]
    cud -> codita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √cud], [accusative single from √cud]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.4.18

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 12.4.18 in Bengali sript:
মহান্ গ্রসত্যহঙ্কারং গুণাঃ সত্ত্বাদযশ্চ তম্ ।
গ্রসতেঽব্যাকৃতং রাজন্ গুণান্ কালেন চোদিতম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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