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 6.12.12

अविद्वानेवमात्मानं मन्यतेऽनीशमीश्वरम् ।
भूतैः सृजति भूतानि ग्रसते तानि तैः स्वयम् ॥ १२ ॥

avidvānevamātmānaṃ manyate'nīśamīśvaram |
bhūtaiḥ sṛjati bhūtāni grasate tāni taiḥ svayam || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.12.12 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 (6.12.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avidvas, Evam, Eva, Atman, Anisha, Ishvara, Bhuta, Srijat, Bhutani, Grasat, Tad, Tani, Svayam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.12.12). 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: “avidvānevamātmānaṃ manyate'nīśamīśvaram
  • avidvān -
  • avidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • manyate' -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
  • anīśam -
  • anīśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anīśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anīśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īśvaram -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhūtaiḥ sṛjati bhūtāni grasate tāni taiḥ svayam
  • bhūtaiḥ -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sṛjati -
  • sṛjati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • grasate -
  • gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    grasat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gras (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.12.12

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 6.12.12 in Bengali sript:
অবিদ্বানেবমাত্মানং মন্যতেঽনীশমীশ্বরম্ ।
ভূতৈঃ সৃজতি ভূতানি গ্রসতে তানি তৈঃ স্বযম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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