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 12.2.31

यदा देवर्षयः सप्त मघासु विचरन्ति हि ।
तदा प्रवृत्तस्तु कलिः द्वादशाब्द शतात्मकः ॥ ३१ ॥

yadā devarṣayaḥ sapta maghāsu vicaranti hi |
tadā pravṛttastu kaliḥ dvādaśābda śatātmakaḥ || 31 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.2.31 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 (12.2.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Devarshi, Sapta, Saptan, Magha, Vicaranti, Tada, Pravritta, Kali, Dvadashabda, Shatatman, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.2.31). 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: “yadā devarṣayaḥ sapta maghāsu vicaranti hi
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • devarṣayaḥ -
  • devarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • maghāsu -
  • maghā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • vicaranti -
  • vicarantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vicarantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vicarantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “tadā pravṛttastu kaliḥ dvādaśābda śatātmakaḥ
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravṛttas -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kaliḥ -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvādaśābda -
  • dvādaśābda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśābda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatātma -
  • śatātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śatātman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.2.31

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 12.2.31 in Bengali sript:
যদা দেবর্ষযঃ সপ্ত মঘাসু বিচরন্তি হি ।
তদা প্রবৃত্তস্তু কলিঃ দ্বাদশাব্দ শতাত্মকঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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