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 12.12.56

अहं च संस्मारित आत्मतत्त्वं ।
श्रुतं पुरा मे परमर्षिवक्त्रात् ।
प्रायोपवेशे नृपतेः परीक्षितः ।
सदस्यृषीणां महतां च श्रृण्वताम् ॥ ५६ ॥

ahaṃ ca saṃsmārita ātmatattvaṃ |
śrutaṃ purā me paramarṣivaktrāt |
prāyopaveśe nṛpateḥ parīkṣitaḥ |
sadasyṛṣīṇāṃ mahatāṃ ca śrṛṇvatām || 56 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.12.56 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 (12.12.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Samsmarita, Atmatattva, Shrut, Shruta, Pura, Vaktra, Prayopavesha, Nripati, Parikshit, Parikshita, Sadas, Rishi, Mahat, Mahata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.12.56). 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: “ahaṃ ca saṃsmārita ātmatattvaṃ
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsmārita*ā -
  • saṃsmārita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsmārita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃsmāritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmatattvam -
  • ātmatattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śrutaṃ purā me paramarṣivaktrāt
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • paramarṣi -
  • paramarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vaktrāt -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 3: “prāyopaveśe nṛpateḥ parīkṣitaḥ
  • prāyopaveśe -
  • prāyopaveśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nṛpateḥ -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • parīkṣitaḥ -
  • parīkṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    parīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “sadasyṛṣīṇāṃ mahatāṃ ca śrṛṇvatām
  • sadasyṛ -
  • sadas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • ṛṣīṇām -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahatām -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇvatām

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.12.56

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 12.12.56 in Bengali sript:
অহং চ সংস্মারিত আত্মতত্ত্বং ।
শ্রুতং পুরা মে পরমর্ষিবক্ত্রাত্ ।
প্রাযোপবেশে নৃপতেঃ পরীক্ষিতঃ ।
সদস্যৃষীণাং মহতাং চ শ্রৃণ্বতাম্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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