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 10.10.38

वाणी गुणानुकथने श्रवणौ कथायां ।
हस्तौ च कर्मसु मनस्तव पादयोर्नः ।
स्मृत्यां शिरस्तव निवासजगत्प्रणामे ।
दृष्टिः सतां दर्शनेऽस्तु भवत्तनूनाम् ॥ ३८ ॥

vāṇī guṇānukathane śravaṇau kathāyāṃ |
hastau ca karmasu manastava pādayornaḥ |
smṛtyāṃ śirastava nivāsajagatpraṇāme |
dṛṣṭiḥ satāṃ darśane'stu bhavattanūnām || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.10.38 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 (10.10.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vani, Vanin, Guna, Uka, Tha, Shravana, Katha, Hasta, Karman, Mana, Manas, Yushmad, Pada, Asmad, Smriti, Shira, Shiras, Nivasa, Jagat, Pranama, Drishti, Sat, Darshana, Astu, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tanu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.10.38). 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: “vāṇī guṇānukathane śravaṇau kathāyāṃ
  • vāṇī -
  • vāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uka -
  • uka (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śravaṇau -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kathāyām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “hastau ca karmasu manastava pādayornaḥ
  • hastau -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmasu -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • manas -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • pādayor -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Line 3: “smṛtyāṃ śirastava nivāsajagatpraṇāme
  • smṛtyām -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śiras -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • nivāsa -
  • nivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • praṇāme -
  • praṇāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 4: “dṛṣṭiḥ satāṃ darśane'stu bhavattanūnām
  • dṛṣṭiḥ -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • darśane' -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • bhavat -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tanūnām -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tanu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.10.38

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 10.10.38 in Bengali sript:
বাণী গুণানুকথনে শ্রবণৌ কথাযাং ।
হস্তৌ চ কর্মসু মনস্তব পাদযোর্নঃ ।
স্মৃত্যাং শিরস্তব নিবাসজগত্প্রণামে ।
দৃষ্টিঃ সতাং দর্শনেঽস্তু ভবত্তনূনাম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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