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 1.2.87

त्रिंशत्काष्ठाः कलामाहुः क्षणस्त्रिंशत्कलाः स्मृताः ।
मुहूर्तमथ मौहूर्ता वदन्ति द्वादश क्षणम् ॥ ८७ ॥

triṃśatkāṣṭhāḥ kalāmāhuḥ kṣaṇastriṃśatkalāḥ smṛtāḥ |
muhūrtamatha mauhūrtā vadanti dvādaśa kṣaṇam || 87 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.2.87 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 (1.2.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trimshatka, Ashtha, Ahu, Kshana, Las, Smrita, Smrito, Muhurta, Atha, Mauhurta, Vadat, Vadanti, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Kshanam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.2.87). 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: “triṃśatkāṣṭhāḥ kalāmāhuḥ kṣaṇastriṃśatkalāḥ smṛtāḥ
  • triṃśatkā -
  • triṃśatka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āṣṭhāḥ -
  • āṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kalāmā -
  • kal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • ahuḥ -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • kṣaṇas -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • triṃśatka -
  • triṃśatka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lāḥ -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    las (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lo (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “muhūrtamatha mauhūrtā vadanti dvādaśa kṣaṇam
  • muhūrtam -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mauhūrtā* -
  • mauhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.2.87

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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