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 3.2.7.18

कलाज्ञः स तु शूद्रो हि धनुर्वेदी स भूपतिः ।
सवर्णाय च वैताल सदा योग्या हि कन्यका ।
अतो विवाहिता बाला धर्मदत्ताय शीलिने ॥ १८ ॥

kalājñaḥ sa tu śūdro hi dhanurvedī sa bhūpatiḥ |
savarṇāya ca vaitāla sadā yogyā hi kanyakā |
ato vivāhitā bālā dharmadattāya śīline || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.2.7.18 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:

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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 (3.2.7.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalajna, Shudra, Dhanurvedin, Bhupati, Savarna, Vaitala, Sada, Yogya, Yogi, Kanyaka, Atah, Vivahita, Bala, Dharmadatta, Shilin, Shili,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.2.7.18). 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: “kalājñaḥ sa tu śūdro hi dhanurvedī sa bhūpatiḥ
  • kalājñaḥ -
  • kalājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śūdro* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dhanurvedī -
  • dhanurvedin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūpatiḥ -
  • bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “savarṇāya ca vaitāla sadā yogyā hi kanyakā
  • savarṇāya -
  • savarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    savarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaitāla -
  • vaitāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaitāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yogyā* -
  • yogya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yogyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yogyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yogī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kanyakā -
  • kanyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ato vivāhitā bālā dharmadattāya śīline
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vivāhitā* -
  • vivāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vivāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bālā* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmadattāya -
  • dharmadatta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śīline -
  • śīlin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śīlin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śīlī (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.2.7.18

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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