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 2.3.23

जीवन् शवो भागवताङ्घ्रिरेणुं ।
न जातु मर्त्योऽभिलभेत यस्तु ।
श्रीविष्णुपद्या मनुजस्तुलस्याः ।
श्वसन् शवो यस्तु न वेद गन्धम् ॥ २३ ॥

jīvan śavo bhāgavatāṅghrireṇuṃ |
na jātu martyo'bhilabheta yastu |
śrīviṣṇupadyā manujastulasyāḥ |
śvasan śavo yastu na veda gandham || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.3.23 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 (2.3.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jivat, Jivan, Shava, Bhagavata, Bhagavat, Renu, Jatu, Martya, Abhi, Yah, Shrivishnupadi, Manuja, Tulasi, Shvasat, Veda, Gandha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.3.23). 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: “jīvan śavo bhāgavatāṅghrireṇuṃ
  • jīvan -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śavo* -
  • śavas (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    śava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāgavatā -
  • bhāgavata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgavata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāgavat (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāgavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṅghri -
  • aṅghri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • reṇum -
  • reṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “na jātu martyo'bhilabheta yastu
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • martyo' -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • labheta -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 3: “śrīviṣṇupadyā manujastulasyāḥ
  • śrīviṣṇupadyā* -
  • śrīviṣṇupadī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • manujas -
  • manuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tulasyāḥ -
  • tulasī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 4: “śvasan śavo yastu na veda gandham
  • śvasan -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
  • śavo* -
  • śavas (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    śava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • gandham -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gandhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.3.23

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 2.3.23 in Bengali sript:
জীবন্ শবো ভাগবতাঙ্ঘ্রিরেণুং ।
ন জাতু মর্ত্যোঽভিলভেত যস্তু ।
শ্রীবিষ্ণুপদ্যা মনুজস্তুলস্যাঃ ।
শ্বসন্ শবো যস্তু ন বেদ গন্ধম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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