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 3.8.20

तमस्यपारे विदुरात्मसर्गं ।
विचिन्वतोऽभूत् सुमहांस्त्रिणेमिः ।
यो देहभाजां भयमीरयाणः ।
परिक्षिणोत्यायुरजस्य हेतिः ॥ २० ॥

tamasyapāre vidurātmasargaṃ |
vicinvato'bhūt sumahāṃstriṇemiḥ |
yo dehabhājāṃ bhayamīrayāṇaḥ |
parikṣiṇotyāyurajasya hetiḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.8.20 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 (3.8.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tama, Tamas, Apara, Vidura, Masa, Ric, Vici, Atah, Sumahat, Sumaha, Trinemi, Yah, Dehabhaj, Bhaya, Ira, Parikshi, Uti, Ayu, Ayus, Aja, Ajasya, Heti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.8.20). 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: “tamasyapāre vidurātmasargaṃ
  • tamasya -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tamas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • apāre -
  • apāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidurāt -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vidura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • masar -
  • masa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vicinvato'bhūt sumahāṃstriṇemiḥ
  • vici -
  • vici (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vicī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nva -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ato' -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • sumahāṃs -
  • sumahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sumaha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • triṇemiḥ -
  • triṇemi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    triṇemi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yo dehabhājāṃ bhayamīrayāṇaḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dehabhājām -
  • dehabhāj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īrayā -
  • īrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    īr (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇaḥ -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 4: “parikṣiṇotyāyurajasya hetiḥ
  • parikṣiṇo -
  • parikṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ūtyā -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    u -> ūtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √u]
    u -> ūtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √u]
    u -> ūtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √u]
  • āyur -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajasya -
  • ajasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hetiḥ -
  • heti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    heti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.8.20

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 3.8.20 in Bengali sript:
তমস্যপারে বিদুরাত্মসর্গং ।
বিচিন্বতোঽভূত্ সুমহাংস্ত্রিণেমিঃ ।
যো দেহভাজাং ভযমীরযাণঃ ।
পরিক্ষিণোত্যাযুরজস্য হেতিঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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