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 4.15.7

मैत्रेय उवाच ।
प्रशंसन्ति स्म तं विप्रा गन्धर्वप्रवरा जगुः ।
मुमुचुः सुमनोधाराः सिद्धा नृत्यन्ति स्वःस्त्रियः ॥ ७ ॥

maitreya uvāca |
praśaṃsanti sma taṃ viprā gandharvapravarā jaguḥ |
mumucuḥ sumanodhārāḥ siddhā nṛtyanti svaḥstriyaḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.15.7 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 (4.15.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maitreya, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Sma, Vipra, Gandharvapravara, Mumucu, Sumana, Sumanas, Dhara, Siddha, Nrityat, Nrityanti, Svahstri, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.15.7). 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: “maitreya uvāca
  • maitreya* -
  • maitreya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “praśaṃsanti sma taṃ viprā gandharvapravarā jaguḥ
  • praśaṃsanti -
  • praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gandharvapravarā* -
  • gandharvapravara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jaguḥ -
  • (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 3: “mumucuḥ sumanodhārāḥ siddhā nṛtyanti svaḥstriyaḥ
  • mumucuḥ -
  • mumucu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sumano -
  • sumanas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sumanas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sumana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārāḥ -
  • dhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • siddhā* -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • nṛtyanti -
  • nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • svaḥstri -
  • svaḥstrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.15.7

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 4.15.7 in Bengali sript:
মৈত্রেয উবাচ ।
প্রশংসন্তি স্ম তং বিপ্রা গন্ধর্বপ্রবরা জগুঃ ।
মুমুচুঃ সুমনোধারাঃ সিদ্ধা নৃত্যন্তি স্বঃস্ত্রিযঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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