Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]

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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 2.1.2.17

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ग्रसते जायते लोकान्क्रीडार्थं तु महेश्वरः ।
ब्रह्मलोकपरीप्सूनां गतिरूर्ध्वं प्रकीर्तिता ॥ १७ ॥

grasate jāyate lokānkrīḍārthaṃ tu maheśvaraḥ |
brahmalokaparīpsūnāṃ gatirūrdhvaṃ prakīrtitā || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.1.2.17 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:
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 (2.1.2.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grasat, Jayat, Loka, Kridartha, Maheshvara, Brahmaloka, Paripsu, Gati, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Prakirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.1.2.17). 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: “grasate jāyate lokānkrīḍārthaṃ tu maheśvaraḥ ”
grasate -
√gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √gras class 1 verb]

√gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √gras class 1 verb]

grasat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

grasat (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

grasat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√gras (verb class 1)

[present middle third 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]
lokān -
loka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
krīḍārtham -
krīḍārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

krīḍārtha (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]
maheśvaraḥ -
maheśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “brahmalokaparīpsūnāṃ gatirūrdhvaṃ prakīrtitā ”
brahmaloka -
brahmaloka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
parīpsūnām -
parīpsu (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

parīpsu (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

parīpsu (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
gatir -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ūrdhvam -
ūrdhvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ūrdhva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ūrdhva (noun, neuter)

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

ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prakīrtitā -
prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.1.2.17

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