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 3.3.18.1

सूत उवाच ।
विंशाब्दे चैव कृष्णांशे यथा जातं तथा शृणु ।
सागराख्यसरस्तीरे कदाचिदिंदुलो बली ।
जप्त्वा सप्तशतीस्तोत्रं तत्र ध्यानान्वितोऽभवत् ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca |
viṃśābde caiva kṛṣṇāṃśe yathā jātaṃ tathā śṛṇu |
sāgarākhyasarastīre kadācidiṃdulo balī |
japtvā saptaśatīstotraṃ tatra dhyānānvito'bhavat || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.3.18.1 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 (3.3.18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Vimsha, Abda, Krishna, Sha, Shi, Yatha, Jata, Tatha, Sagara, Akhya, Sarastira, Kadacit, Las, Balin, Bali, Saptashati, Tra, Tatra, Dhyana, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.3.18.1). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “viṃśābde caiva kṛṣṇāṃśe yathā jātaṃ tathā śṛṇu
  • viṃśā -
  • viṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abde -
  • abda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abdā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kṛṣṇāṃ -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śe -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 3: “sāgarākhyasarastīre kadācidiṃdulo balī
  • sāgarā -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhya -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarastīre -
  • sarastīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • indu -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lo* -
  • las (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    las (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    la (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 4: “japtvā saptaśatīstotraṃ tatra dhyānānvito'bhavat
  • japtvā -
  • jap -> japtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jap]
  • saptaśatīs -
  • saptaśatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • to -
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhyānān -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vito' -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.3.18.1

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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