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 1.41.21

जातिधर्मः स्वयं किञ्जिद्विशेषः श्रुतिसङ्गमात् ।
असिद्धः शूद्रजातीनां प्रसिद्धो विप्रजातिषु ॥ २१ ॥

jātidharmaḥ svayaṃ kiñjidviśeṣaḥ śrutisaṅgamāt |
asiddhaḥ śūdrajātīnāṃ prasiddho viprajātiṣu || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.41.21 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:

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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 (1.41.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jatidharma, Svayam, Kim, Jit, Vishesha, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Sangama, Asiddha, Shudra, Jati, Prasiddha, Vipraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.41.21). 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: “jātidharmaḥ svayaṃ kiñjidviśeṣaḥ śrutisaṅgamāt
  • jātidharmaḥ -
  • jātidharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kiñ -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jid -
  • jit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viśeṣaḥ -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śruti -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saṅgamāt -
  • saṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “asiddhaḥ śūdrajātīnāṃ prasiddho viprajātiṣu
  • asiddhaḥ -
  • asiddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdra -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātīnām -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prasiddho* -
  • prasiddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viprajāt -
  • vipraja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vipraja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.41.21

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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