Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]

245,265 words

This Sanskrit edition of the Bhavishya Purana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. The Bhavishyapurana contains 4 books and over 26,000 Sanskrit verses. It is famous for detailing the history and legends of ancient times as well as future times, narrating the genealogy of the kings and sages. The last part is considered an independent work known as the Bhavishyottara-Purana.

Verse 1.1.74

श्रौतं स्मार्तं हि वै धर्मं प्रोक्तमस्मिन्नृपोत्तम ।
तस्माच्छूद्रैर्विना विप्रान्न श्रोतव्यं कथञ्चन ॥ ७४ ॥

śrautaṃ smārtaṃ hi vai dharmaṃ proktamasminnṛpottama |
tasmācchūdrairvinā viprānna śrotavyaṃ kathañcana || 74 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.1.74 is contained in the book Bhavishya Purana: Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation by S. N. Khandelwal. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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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 (1.1.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrauta, Smarta, Dharma, Prokta, Idam, Uttama, Tasmat, Tad, Shudra, Vina, Vipra, Shrotavya, Katham, Katha, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.1.74). 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: “śrautaṃ smārtaṃ hi vai dharmaṃ proktamasminnṛpottama
  • śrautam -
  • śrauta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrauta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smārtam -
  • smārta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smārta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smārtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asminn -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • po -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • uttama -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmācchūdrairvinā viprānna śrotavyaṃ kathañcana
  • tasmācch -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • śūdrair -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vinā* -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viprānn -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrotavyam -
  • śrotavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrotavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrotavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.1.74

Cover of edition (2023)

Complete Bhavisya Mahapurana (English translation)
by Shantilal Nagar (2023)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; Pages: 2496; ISBN-10: 817110729X; ISBN-13: 9788171107292

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