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 1.54.8

क्षणा मुहूर्ता दिवसा निशाः पक्षाश्च नित्यशः ।
मासाः संवत्सराश्चैव ऋतवोऽथ युगानि च ॥ ८ ॥

kṣaṇā muhūrtā divasā niśāḥ pakṣāśca nityaśaḥ |
māsāḥ saṃvatsarāścaiva ṛtavo'tha yugāni ca || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.54.8 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 (1.54.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshana, Muhurta, Divasa, Nisha, Paksha, Nityashah, Masa, Samvatsara, Eva, Ritu, Atha, Yuga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.54.8). 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: “kṣaṇā muhūrtā divasā niśāḥ pakṣāśca nityaśaḥ
  • kṣaṇā* -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • muhūrtā* -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divasā* -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • niśāḥ -
  • niśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pakṣāś -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nityaśaḥ -
  • nityaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “māsāḥ saṃvatsarāścaiva ṛtavo'tha yugāni ca
  • māsāḥ -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saṃvatsarāś -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva* -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtavo' -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yugāni -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.54.8

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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