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 3.3.26.22

कृष्णांशस्तालनो देवो लक्षणो बलवत्तरः ।
गृहीत्वा लास्यवस्तूनि युद्धभूमिमुपागमन् ॥ २२ ॥

kṛṣṇāṃśastālano devo lakṣaṇo balavattaraḥ |
gṛhītvā lāsyavastūni yuddhabhūmimupāgaman || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.3.26.22 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 (3.3.26.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishna, Shasta, Shastri, Deva, Devri, Lakshana, Balavattara, Grihitva, Lasin, Lasya, Avastu, Yuddhabhumi, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.3.26.22). 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: “kṛṣṇāṃśastālano devo lakṣaṇo balavattaraḥ
  • kṛṣṇāṃ -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śastā -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ālan -
  • al (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • devo* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇo* -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balavattaraḥ -
  • balavattara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhītvā lāsyavastūni yuddhabhūmimupāgaman
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • lāsya -
  • lāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    lāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    lāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    las -> lāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √las]
    las -> lāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √las]
    las -> lāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √las]
    las -> lāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las]
    las -> lāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • avastūni -
  • avastu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuddhabhūmim -
  • yuddhabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • agaman -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural], [aorist active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.3.26.22

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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