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 1.6.21

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शास्त्रं शिल्पं कलाः कर्म यच्चान्यदपि चेष्टितम् ।
साधनं सर्वमर्थानामर्था धर्मादिसाधनाः ॥ २१ ॥

śāstraṃ śilpaṃ kalāḥ karma yaccānyadapi ceṣṭitam |
sādhanaṃ sarvamarthānāmarthā dharmādisādhanāḥ || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.6.21 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:
Buy now! Sanskrit text by S. N. Khandelwal (2022)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.6.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shastra, Shilpa, Kala, Karman, Yat, Yad, Api, Ceshtita, Sadhana, Sarvam, Sarva, Artha, Dharma, Dharman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.6.21). 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: “śāstraṃ śilpaṃ kalāḥ karma yaccānyadapi ceṣṭitam ”
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śilpam -
śilpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śilpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śilpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kalāḥ -
kala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yac -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cānya -
√cam -> cānya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cam]

√cam -> cānya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cam]

ca (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ad -
ad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ceṣṭitam -
ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ceṣṭ], [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]
Line 2: “sādhanaṃ sarvamarthānāmarthā dharmādisādhanāḥ ”
sādhanam -
sādhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sādhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
arthānām -
artha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

artha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
arthā* -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dharmā -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sādhanāḥ -
sādhana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sādhanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.6.21

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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Last Updated: 03 February, 2024