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 1.216.158

श्रावकाणां तथा राजन्वाचकः पूज्य उच्यते ।
उपाध्यायस्तु शिष्याणां यथा भागवतो हरिः ॥ १५८ ॥

śrāvakāṇāṃ tathā rājanvācakaḥ pūjya ucyate |
upādhyāyastu śiṣyāṇāṃ yathā bhāgavato hariḥ || 158 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.216.158 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 (1.216.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shravaka, Tatha, Rajan, Rajat, Vacaka, Pujya, Ucyat, Upadhyaya, Shishya, Yatha, Bhagavata, Bhagavat, Hari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.216.158). 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: “śrāvakāṇāṃ tathā rājanvācakaḥ pūjya ucyate
  • śrāvakāṇām -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śrāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vācakaḥ -
  • vācaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūjya* -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “upādhyāyastu śiṣyāṇāṃ yathā bhāgavato hariḥ
  • upādhyāyas -
  • upādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śiṣyāṇām -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāgavato* -
  • bhāgavata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhāgavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāgavat (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāgavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hariḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.216.158

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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