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 12.13.18

श्रीमद्भागवतं पुराणममलं यद्वैष्णवानां प्रियं ।
यस्मिन् पारमहंस्यमेकममलं ज्ञानं परं गीयते ।
तत्र ज्ञानविरागभक्तिसहितं नैष्कर्म्यमाविस्कृतं ।
तत् श्रृण्वन् विपठन् विचारणपरो भक्त्या विमुच्येन्नरः ॥ १८ ॥

śrīmadbhāgavataṃ purāṇamamalaṃ yadvaiṣṇavānāṃ priyaṃ |
yasmin pāramahaṃsyamekamamalaṃ jñānaṃ paraṃ gīyate |
tatra jñānavirāgabhaktisahitaṃ naiṣkarmyamāviskṛtaṃ |
tat śrṛṇvan vipaṭhan vicāraṇaparo bhaktyā vimucyennaraḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.13.18 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 (12.13.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrimadbhagavata, Purana, Amala, Yat, Yad, Vaishnava, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Yah, Paramahamsya, Eka, Jnana, Param, Para, Tatra, Viraga, Sahitam, Sahita, Tat, Tad, Pathat, Vicarana, Parah, Bhakti, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.13.18). 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: “śrīmadbhāgavataṃ purāṇamamalaṃ yadvaiṣṇavānāṃ priyaṃ
  • śrīmadbhāgavatam -
  • śrīmadbhāgavata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrīmadbhāgavata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purāṇam -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • amalam -
  • amala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • 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]
  • vaiṣṇavānām -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yasmin pāramahaṃsyamekamamalaṃ jñānaṃ paraṃ gīyate
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pāramahaṃsyam -
  • pāramahaṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāramahaṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāramahaṃsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • amalam -
  • amala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gīyate -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “tatra jñānavirāgabhaktisahitaṃ naiṣkarmyamāviskṛtaṃ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • virāga -
  • virāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakti -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sahitam -
  • sahitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • Cannot analyse naiṣkarmyamāviskṛtam
  • Line 4: “tat śrṛṇvan vipaṭhan vicāraṇaparo bhaktyā vimucyennaraḥ
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇvan*vi
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paṭhan -
  • paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]
  • vicāraṇa -
  • vicāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paro* -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaktyā* -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vim -
  • vi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ucyen -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.13.18

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 12.13.18 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীমদ্ভাগবতং পুরাণমমলং যদ্বৈষ্ণবানাং প্রিযং ।
যস্মিন্ পারমহংস্যমেকমমলং জ্ঞানং পরং গীযতে ।
তত্র জ্ঞানবিরাগভক্তিসহিতং নৈষ্কর্ম্যমাবিস্কৃতং ।
তত্ শ্রৃণ্বন্ বিপঠন্ বিচারণপরো ভক্ত্যা বিমুচ্যেন্নরঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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