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 2.8.12

यावान् कल्पो विकल्पो वा यथा कालोऽनुमीयते ।
भूतभव्यभवच्छब्द आयुर्मानश्च यत् सतः ॥ १२ ॥

yāvān kalpo vikalpo vā yathā kālo'numīyate |
bhūtabhavyabhavacchabda āyurmānaśca yat sataḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.8.12 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 (2.8.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yava, Yavat, Kalpa, Vikalpa, Var, Yatha, Kala, Anu, Bhutabhavya, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shabda, Ayu, Ayus, Mana, Yat, Yad, Satah, Sat, Sata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.8.12). 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: “yāvān kalpo vikalpo yathā kālo'numīyate
  • yāvān -
  • yāva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalpo* -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vikalpo* -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kālo' -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anum -
  • anu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • īyate -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “bhūtabhavyabhavacchabda āyurmānaśca yat sataḥ
  • bhūtabhavya -
  • bhūtabhavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavacch -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śabda* -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyur -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mānaś -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • 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]
  • sataḥ -
  • sataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.8.12

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 2.8.12 in Bengali sript:
যাবান্ কল্পো বিকল্পো বা যথা কালোঽনুমীযতে ।
ভূতভব্যভবচ্ছব্দ আযুর্মানশ্চ যত্ সতঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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