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 1.4.141

शूद्रेण तु समं तावद्यावद्वेदे न जायते ।
कृतोपनयनस्यास्य व्रतादेशनमिष्यते ।
ब्रह्मणो ग्रहणं चैव क्रमेण विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ १४१ ॥

śūdreṇa tu samaṃ tāvadyāvadvede na jāyate |
kṛtopanayanasyāsya vratādeśanamiṣyate |
brahmaṇo grahaṇaṃ caiva krameṇa vidhipūrvakam || 141 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.4.141 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 (1.4.141). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shudra, Samam, Sama, Tavat, Yavat, Veda, Vedi, Jayat, Kritopanayana, Idam, Vratadeshana, Ishyat, Brahman, Brahmana, Grahana, Kramena, Krama, Vidhipurvaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.4.141). 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: “śūdreṇa tu samaṃ tāvadyāvadvede na jāyate
  • śūdreṇa -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vede -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtopanayanasyāsya vratādeśanamiṣyate
  • kṛtopanayanasyā -
  • kṛtopanayana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vratādeśanam -
  • vratādeśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “brahmaṇo grahaṇaṃ caiva krameṇa vidhipūrvakam
  • brahmaṇo* -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grahaṇam -
  • grahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grahaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhipūrvakam -
  • vidhipūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhipūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.4.141

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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