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 12.6.56

अध्यापयत्संहितां स्वां माण्डूकेयमृषिं कविम् ।
तस्य शिष्यो देवमित्रः सौभर्यादिभ्य ऊचिवान् ॥ ५६ ॥

adhyāpayatsaṃhitāṃ svāṃ māṇḍūkeyamṛṣiṃ kavim |
tasya śiṣyo devamitraḥ saubharyādibhya ūcivān || 56 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.6.56 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 (12.6.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhi, Apayat, Samhita, Sva, Mandukeya, Rishi, Kavi, Tad, Shishya, Devamitra, Saubhari, Adi, Adin, Ucivas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “adhyāpayatsaṃhitāṃ svāṃ māṇḍūkeyamṛṣiṃ kavim
  • adhyā -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    adhyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpayat -
  • āp -> āpayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √āp]
    i -> āpayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √i]
    āp -> āpayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √āp], [vocative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]
    i -> āpayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i], [vocative single from √i], [accusative single from √i]
    āp (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • saṃhitām -
  • saṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svām -
  • svā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • māṇḍūkeyam -
  • māṇḍūkeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṇḍūkeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣim -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kavim -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tasya śiṣyo devamitraḥ saubharyādibhya ūcivān
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śiṣyo* -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • devamitraḥ -
  • devamitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saubharyā -
  • saubhari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saubharī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • ādibhya* -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • ūcivān -
  • uc -> ūcivas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac -> ūcivas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.6.56

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 12.6.56 in Bengali sript:
অধ্যাপযত্সংহিতাং স্বাং মাণ্ডূকেযমৃষিং কবিম্ ।
তস্য শিষ্যো দেবমিত্রঃ সৌভর্যাদিভ্য ঊচিবান্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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