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 12.12.2

एतद् वः कथितं विप्रा विष्णोश्चरितमद्भुतम् ।
भवद्भिः यदहं पृष्टो नराणां पुरुषोचितम् ॥ २ ॥

etad vaḥ kathitaṃ viprā viṣṇoścaritamadbhutam |
bhavadbhiḥ yadahaṃ pṛṣṭo narāṇāṃ puruṣocitam || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.12.2 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 (12.12.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Yushmad, Kathita, Vipra, Vishnu, Carita, Adbhuta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yat, Yad, Aha, Asmad, Prishta, Nara, Purusha, Ucita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.12.2). 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: “etad vaḥ kathitaṃ viprā viṣṇoścaritamadbhutam
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • kathitam -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kathita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣṇoś -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • caritam -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhavadbhiḥ yadahaṃ pṛṣṭo narāṇāṃ puruṣocitam
  • bhavadbhiḥ -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛṣṭo* -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • puruṣo -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucitam -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.12.2

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 12.12.2 in Bengali sript:
এতদ্ বঃ কথিতং বিপ্রা বিষ্ণোশ্চরিতমদ্ভুতম্ ।
ভবদ্ভিঃ যদহং পৃষ্টো নরাণাং পুরুষোচিতম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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