Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]

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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 1.40.1

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शतानीक उवाच ।
अहो व्रतं महत्कष्टं संशयो हृदि वर्तते ।
कार्तिकेयस्य माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा जन्म तथा द्विज ॥ १ ॥

śatānīka uvāca |
aho vrataṃ mahatkaṣṭaṃ saṃśayo hṛdi vartate |
kārtikeyasya māhātmyaṃ śrutvā janma tathā dvija || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.40.1 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 (1.40.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shatanika, Ahan, Vrata, Mahat, Kashtam, Kashta, Samshaya, Hrid, Vartat, Kartikeya, Mahatmya, Janma, Janman, Tatha, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.40.1). 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: “śatānīka uvāca ”
śatānīka* -
śatānīka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “aho vrataṃ mahatkaṣṭaṃ saṃśayo hṛdi vartate ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
vratam -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kaṣṭam -
kaṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
saṃśayo* -
saṃśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 3: “kārtikeyasya māhātmyaṃ śrutvā janma tathā dvija ”
kārtikeyasya -
kārtikeya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kārtikeya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
māhātmyam -
māhātmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
janma -
janma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

janma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dvija -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.40.1

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