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 1.18.20

एतावतालं ननु सूचितेन ।
गुणैरसाम्यानतिशायनस्य ।
हित्वेतरान् प्रार्थयतो विभूतिः ।
यस्याङ्घ्रिरेणुं जुषतेऽनभीप्सोः ॥ २० ॥

etāvatālaṃ nanu sūcitena |
guṇairasāmyānatiśāyanasya |
hitvetarān prārthayato vibhūtiḥ |
yasyāṅghrireṇuṃ juṣate'nabhīpsoḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.18.20 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 (1.18.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etavat, Etavata, Alam, Ala, Nanu, Sucita, Guna, Asami, Asamya, Shayana, Hitva, Hitvan, Itara, Prartha, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Vibhuti, Yasya, Yah, Renu, Anabhi, Ipsu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.18.20). 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: “etāvatālaṃ nanu sūcitena
  • etāvatā -
  • etāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    etāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etāvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nanu -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sūcitena -
  • sūcita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sūcita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sūc -> sūcita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sūc class 10 verb]
    sūc -> sūcita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sūc class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “guṇairasāmyānatiśāyanasya
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • asāmyā -
  • asāmi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asāmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asāmi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    asāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ānati -
  • ānati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śāyanasya -
  • śāyana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “hitvetarān prārthayato vibhūtiḥ
  • hitve -
  • hitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hitvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    hi -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hi]
  • itarān -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prārtha -
  • prārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yato* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • vibhūtiḥ -
  • vibhūti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhūti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “yasyāṅghrireṇuṃ juṣate'nabhīpsoḥ
  • yasyā -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṅghri -
  • aṅghri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • reṇum -
  • reṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • juṣate' -
  • juṣ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single]
  • anabhī -
  • anabhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anabhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anabhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • īpsoḥ -
  • īpsu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    īpsu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.18.20

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 1.18.20 in Bengali sript:
এতাবতালং ননু সূচিতেন ।
গুণৈরসাম্যানতিশাযনস্য ।
হিত্বেতরান্ প্রার্থযতো বিভূতিঃ ।
যস্যাঙ্ঘ্রিরেণুং জুষতেঽনভীপ্সোঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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