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 11.8.12

सायन्तनं श्वस्तनं वा न सङ्गृह्णीत भिक्षुकः ।
मक्षिका इव सङ्गृह्णन् सह तेन विनश्यति ॥ १२ ॥

sāyantanaṃ śvastanaṃ vā na saṅgṛhṇīta bhikṣukaḥ |
makṣikā iva saṅgṛhṇan saha tena vinaśyati || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.8.12 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 (11.8.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sayantana, Shvastana, Var, Bhikshuka, Makshika, Iva, Grihnat, Saha, Tad, Tena, Vina, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.8.12). 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: “sāyantanaṃ śvastanaṃ na saṅgṛhṇīta bhikṣukaḥ
  • sāyantanam -
  • sāyantana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāyantana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śvastanam -
  • śvastana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śvastana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gṛhṇīta -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • bhikṣukaḥ -
  • bhikṣuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “makṣikā iva saṅgṛhṇan saha tena vinaśyati
  • makṣikā* -
  • makṣikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    makṣika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhṇan -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyati -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.8.12

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 11.8.12 in Bengali sript:
সাযন্তনং শ্বস্তনং বা ন সঙ্গৃহ্ণীত ভিক্ষুকঃ ।
মক্ষিকা ইব সঙ্গৃহ্ণন্ সহ তেন বিনশ্যতি ॥ ১২ ॥

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