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 1.197.17

घृतदीपप्रदानेन चक्षुष्माञ्जायते नरः ।
कटुतैलस्य दीपेन शत्रूणां संश्रयो भवेत् ।
मधूकानां तु तैलेन सौभाग्यं परमं लभेत् ॥ १७ ॥

ghṛtadīpapradānena cakṣuṣmāñjāyate naraḥ |
kaṭutailasya dīpena śatrūṇāṃ saṃśrayo bhavet |
madhūkānāṃ tu tailena saubhāgyaṃ paramaṃ labhet || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.197.17 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 (1.197.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ghrita, Dipa, Pradana, Cakshushmat, Jayat, Nara, Nri, Katutaila, Shatru, Samshraya, Madhuka, Taila, Saubhagya, Paramam, Parama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.197.17). 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: “ghṛtadīpapradānena cakṣuṣmāñjāyate naraḥ
  • ghṛta -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • dīpa -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradānena -
  • pradāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cakṣuṣmāñ -
  • cakṣuṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “kaṭutailasya dīpena śatrūṇāṃ saṃśrayo bhavet
  • kaṭutailasya -
  • kaṭutaila (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dīpena -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śatrūṇām -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • saṃśrayo* -
  • saṃśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “madhūkānāṃ tu tailena saubhāgyaṃ paramaṃ labhet
  • madhūkānām -
  • madhūka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    madhūka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tailena -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saubhāgyam -
  • saubhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saubhāgyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labhet -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.197.17

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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