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 4.17.12

मैत्रेय उवाच ।
पृथुः प्रजानां करुणं निशम्य परिदेवितम् ।
दीर्घं दध्यौ कुरुश्रेष्ठ निमित्तं सोऽन्वपद्यत ॥ १२ ॥

maitreya uvāca |
pṛthuḥ prajānāṃ karuṇaṃ niśamya paridevitam |
dīrghaṃ dadhyau kuruśreṣṭha nimittaṃ so'nvapadyata || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.17.12 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 (4.17.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maitreya, Prithu, Praja, Prajana, Karunam, Karuna, Nisham, Nisha, Paridevita, Dirgham, Dirgha, Kurushreshtha, Nimitta, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.17.12). 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: “maitreya uvāca
  • maitreya* -
  • maitreya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “pṛthuḥ prajānāṃ karuṇaṃ niśamya paridevitam
  • pṛthuḥ -
  • pṛthu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karuṇam -
  • karuṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    karuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karuṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karuṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niśam -
  • niśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    niśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • paridevitam -
  • paridevita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paridevita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paridevitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “dīrghaṃ dadhyau kuruśreṣṭha nimittaṃ so'nvapadyata
  • dīrgham -
  • dīrgham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadhyau -
  • dhyā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • kuruśreṣṭha -
  • kuruśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nimittam -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anvapa -
  • anvapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dyata -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.17.12

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 4.17.12 in Bengali sript:
মৈত্রেয উবাচ ।
পৃথুঃ প্রজানাং করুণং নিশম্য পরিদেবিতম্ ।
দীর্ঘং দধ্যৌ কুরুশ্রেষ্ঠ নিমিত্তং সোঽন্বপদ্যত ॥ ১২ ॥

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