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 1.33.35

शुक्ला तु ब्राह्मणी ज्ञेया रक्ता तु क्षत्रिया स्मृता ।
वैश्या तु पीतिका ज्ञेया कृष्णा शूद्रा तु कथ्यते ।
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि दंष्ट्राणां विषलक्षणम् ॥ ३५ ॥

śuklā tu brāhmaṇī jñeyā raktā tu kṣatriyā smṛtā |
vaiśyā tu pītikā jñeyā kṛṣṇā śūdrā tu kathyate |
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi daṃṣṭrāṇāṃ viṣalakṣaṇam || 35 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.33.35 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 (1.33.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shukla, Brahmani, Jneya, Raktri, Rakta, Kshatriya, Smrita, Vaishya, Pitika, Krishna, Shudra, Atah, Param, Para, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Damshtra, Vishala, Kshanam, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.33.35). 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: “śuklā tu brāhmaṇī jñeyā raktā tu kṣatriyā smṛtā
  • śuklā -
  • śuklā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • brāhmaṇī -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • jñeyā* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • raktā -
  • raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṣatriyā -
  • kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “vaiśyā tu pītikā jñeyā kṛṣṇā śūdrā tu kathyate
  • vaiśyā -
  • vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pītikā* -
  • pītikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñeyā -
  • jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • kṛṣṇā -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdrā -
  • śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi daṃṣṭrāṇāṃ viṣalakṣaṇam
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daṃṣṭrāṇām -
  • daṃṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    daṃṣṭrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viṣala -
  • viṣala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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 1.33.35

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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