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 12.4.15

अपां रसमथो तेजः ता लीयन्तेऽथ नीरसाः ।
ग्रसते तेजसो रूपं वायुस्तद्रहितं तदा ॥ १५ ॥

apāṃ rasamatho tejaḥ tā līyante'tha nīrasāḥ |
grasate tejaso rūpaṃ vāyustadrahitaṃ tadā || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.4.15 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 (12.4.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rasa, Atho, Teja, Tejas, Tas, Atha, Nirasa, Grasat, Rupa, Vayu, Tad, Tat, Rahita, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.4.15). 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: “apāṃ rasamatho tejaḥ līyante'tha nīrasāḥ
  • apām -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • rasam -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tejaḥ -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • līyante' -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 9)
    [present passive third plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nīrasāḥ -
  • nīrasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nīrasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “grasate tejaso rūpaṃ vāyustadrahitaṃ tadā
  • 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]
  • tejaso* -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāyus -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rahitam -
  • rahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
    rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.4.15

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 12.4.15 in Bengali sript:
অপাং রসমথো তেজঃ তা লীযন্তেঽথ নীরসাঃ ।
গ্রসতে তেজসো রূপং বাযুস্তদ্রহিতং তদা ॥ ১৫ ॥

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