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 4.23.20

अतीव भर्तुर्व्रतधर्मनिष्ठया ।
शुश्रूषया चारषदेहयात्रया ।
नाविन्दतार्तिं परिकर्शितापि सा ।
प्रेयस्करस्पर्शनमाननिर्वृतिः ॥ २० ॥

atīva bharturvratadharmaniṣṭhayā |
śuśrūṣayā cāraṣadehayātrayā |
nāvindatārtiṃ parikarśitāpi sā |
preyaskarasparśanamānanirvṛtiḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.23.20 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 (4.23.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ativa, Bhartri, Vrata, Dharmanishtha, Shushrusha, Cara, Sha, Dehayatra, Navin, Dat, Arti, Pari, Karshita, Api, Preyaskara, Sparshana, Vriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.23.20). 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: “atīva bharturvratadharmaniṣṭhayā
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhartur -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vrata -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmaniṣṭhayā -
  • dharmaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “śuśrūṣayā cāraṣadehayātrayā
  • śuśrūṣayā -
  • śuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • cāra -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣa -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehayātrayā -
  • dehayātrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “nāvindatārtiṃ parikarśitāpi
  • nāvin -
  • nāvin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • datā -
  • dat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • artim -
  • arti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • karśitā -
  • karśita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karśita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛś -> karśita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kṛś]
    kṛś -> karśita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kṛś]
    karśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛś -> karśita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛś]
    kṛś -> karśita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛś]
    kṛś -> karśitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛś]
    kṛś (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “preyaskarasparśanamānanirvṛtiḥ
  • preyaskara -
  • preyaskara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sparśanam -
  • sparśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sparśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sparśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānan -
  • an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛtiḥ -
  • vṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.23.20

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 4.23.20 in Bengali sript:
অতীব ভর্তুর্ব্রতধর্মনিষ্ঠযা ।
শুশ্রূষযা চারষদেহযাত্রযা ।
নাবিন্দতার্তিং পরিকর্শিতাপি সা ।
প্রেযস্করস্পর্শনমাননির্বৃতিঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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