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 3.16.20

यं वै विभूतिरुपयात्यनुवेलमन्यैः ।
अर्थार्थिभिः स्वशिरसा धृतपादरेणुः ।
धन्यार्पिताङ्घ्रितुलसीनवदामधाम्नो ।
लोकं मधुव्रतपतेरिव कामयाना ॥ २० ॥

yaṃ vai vibhūtirupayātyanuvelamanyaiḥ |
arthārthibhiḥ svaśirasā dhṛtapādareṇuḥ |
dhanyārpitāṅghritulasīnavadāmadhāmno |
lokaṃ madhuvratapateriva kāmayānā || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.16.20 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 (3.16.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Vibhuti, Upaya, Yat, Uve, Anya, Artharthin, Sva, Svan, Ashirasa, Dhritapada, Renu, Dhanin, Dhanya, Dhani, Arpita, Tulasi, Navat, Ama, Dha, Loka, Madhuvratapati, Iva, Kamayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.16.20). 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: “yaṃ vai vibhūtirupayātyanuvelamanyaiḥ
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vibhūtir -
  • vibhūti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhūti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upayāt -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • uve -
  • uve (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ilam -
  • ilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyaiḥ -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “arthārthibhiḥ svaśirasā dhṛtapādareṇuḥ
  • arthārthibhiḥ -
  • arthārthin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    arthārthin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aśirasā* -
  • aśirasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhṛtapāda -
  • dhṛtapāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛtapāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • reṇuḥ -
  • reṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    raṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 3: “dhanyārpitāṅghritulasīnavadāmadhāmno
  • dhanyā -
  • dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    dhanin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan -> dhanya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhan]
    dhan -> dhanya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhan]
    dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    dhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārpitā -
  • ārpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅghri -
  • aṅghri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tulasī -
  • tulasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • navad -
  • nu -> navat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nu class 1 verb]
  • āma -
  • āma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhām -
  • dhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • no -
  • nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “lokaṃ madhuvratapateriva kāmayānā
  • lokam -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • madhuvratapater -
  • madhuvratapati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāmayānā -
  • kāmayānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.16.20

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 3.16.20 in Bengali sript:
যং বৈ বিভূতিরুপযাত্যনুবেলমন্যৈঃ ।
অর্থার্থিভিঃ স্বশিরসা ধৃতপাদরেণুঃ ।
ধন্যার্পিতাঙ্ঘ্রিতুলসীনবদামধাম্নো ।
লোকং মধুব্রতপতেরিব কামযানা ॥ ২০ ॥

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