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 12.13.3

पुराणसङ्ख्यासंभूतिं अस्य वाच्यप्रयोजने ।
दानं दानस्य माहात्म्यं पाठादेश्च निबोधत ॥ ३ ॥

purāṇasaṅkhyāsaṃbhūtiṃ asya vācyaprayojane |
dānaṃ dānasya māhātmyaṃ pāṭhādeśca nibodhata || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.13.3 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 (12.13.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purana, Sankhya, Asambhuti, Idam, Vacya, Prayojana, Dana, Mahatmya, Patha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.13.3). 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: “purāṇasaṅkhyāsaṃbhūtiṃ asya vācyaprayojane
  • purāṇa -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhyā -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asambhūtim -
  • asambhūti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vācya -
  • vācya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vācya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac]
  • prayojane -
  • prayojana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prayojanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “dānaṃ dānasya māhātmyaṃ pāṭhādeśca nibodhata
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dānasya -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • māhātmyam -
  • māhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pāṭhād -
  • pāṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bodhata -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.13.3

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 12.13.3 in Bengali sript:
পুরাণসঙ্খ্যাসংভূতিং অস্য বাচ্যপ্রযোজনে ।
দানং দানস্য মাহাত্ম্যং পাঠাদেশ্চ নিবোধত ॥ ৩ ॥

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