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 3.20.38

प्रहस्य भावगम्भीरं जिघ्रन्ति आत्मानमात्मना ।
कान्त्या ससर्ज भगवान् गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान् ॥ ३८ ॥

prahasya bhāvagambhīraṃ jighranti ātmānamātmanā |
kāntyā sasarja bhagavān gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇān || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.20.38 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 (3.20.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prahasya, Bhavagambhiram, Jighrat, Jighranti, Atman, Kanti, Bhagavat, Gandharvapsaras, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.20.38). 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: “prahasya bhāvagambhīraṃ jighranti ātmānamātmanā
  • prahasya -
  • prahasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prahasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvagambhīram -
  • bhāvagambhīram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhāvagambhīram (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • jighranti -
  • ghṛ -> jighrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ghṛ class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> jighrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ghrā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ghrā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ghrā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ghrā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ghrā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> jighrantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ghrā class 1 verb]
    ghrā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmanā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “kāntyā sasarja bhagavān gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇān
  • kāntyā -
  • kānti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāntī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sasarja -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    sarj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gandharvāpsarasām -
  • gandharvāpsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • gaṇān -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.20.38

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 3.20.38 in Bengali sript:
প্রহস্য ভাবগম্ভীরং জিঘ্রন্তি আত্মানমাত্মনা ।
কান্ত্যা সসর্জ ভগবান্ গন্ধর্বাপ্সরসাং গণান্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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