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 1.146.18

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देवार्चनं तथा होमं स्नानं तर्पणमेव च ।
दानं ब्राह्मणपूजां च कुर्वतो भोजकस्य तु ।
अभ्यङ्गेन विहीनस्य सर्वं भवति निष्फलम् ॥ १८ ॥

devārcanaṃ tathā homaṃ snānaṃ tarpaṇameva ca |
dānaṃ brāhmaṇapūjāṃ ca kurvato bhojakasya tu |
abhyaṅgena vihīnasya sarvaṃ bhavati niṣphalam || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.146.18 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 (1.146.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devarcana, Tatha, Homa, Snana, Tarpana, Eva, Dana, Brahmana, Puja, Kurvat, Bhojaka, Abhyanga, Vihina, Sarvam, Sarva, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nishphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.146.18). 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: “devārcanaṃ tathā homaṃ snānaṃ tarpaṇameva ca ”
devārcanam -
devārcana (noun, neuter)

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

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
homam -
homa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
snānam -
snāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tarpaṇam -
tarpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tarpaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “dānaṃ brāhmaṇapūjāṃ ca kurvato bhojakasya tu ”
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūjām -
pūjā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kurvato* -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

kurvat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
bhojakasya -
bhojaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

bhojaka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 3: “abhyaṅgena vihīnasya sarvaṃ bhavati niṣphalam ”
abhyaṅgena -
abhyaṅga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

abhyaṅga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vihīnasya -
vihīna (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vihīna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
niṣphalam -
niṣphala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niṣphala (noun, neuter)

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

niṣphalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.146.18

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