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 1.172.27

एतत्समासतो ज्ञेयं वस्त्रदानस्य लक्षणम् ।
ब्रह्मविष्णुसमाधिक्यकांतिशीलपरायणः ।
अहोरात्रं न भुञ्जीत ह्युपवासस्य लक्षणम् ॥ २७ ॥

etatsamāsato jñeyaṃ vastradānasya lakṣaṇam |
brahmaviṣṇusamādhikyakāṃtiśīlaparāyaṇaḥ |
ahorātraṃ na bhuñjīta hyupavāsasya lakṣaṇam || 27 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.172.27 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 (1.172.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etatsama, Asat, Jneya, Vastradana, Lakshana, Brahma, Brahman, Samadha, Samadhin, Kya, Kanti, Shila, Parayana, Ahoratra, Upavasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.172.27). 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: “etatsamāsato jñeyaṃ vastradānasya lakṣaṇam
  • etatsamā -
  • etatsama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    etatsama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    etatsamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asato* -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jñeyam -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • vastradānasya -
  • vastradāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “brahmaviṣṇusamādhikyakāṃtiśīlaparāyaṇaḥ
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samādhi -
  • samādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samādhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samādhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    samādhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kya -
  • kya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kānti -
  • kānti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāntī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śīla -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • parāyaṇaḥ -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ahorātraṃ na bhuñjīta hyupavāsasya lakṣaṇam
  • ahorātram -
  • ahorātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuñjīta -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [optative middle third single]
  • hyu -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • upavāsasya -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.172.27

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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