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 3.4.12.41

शरपक्षौ वह्निवायू शल्यं विष्णुः सनातनः ॥ ।
तेन बाणेन दैत्यानां कोटिसंख्या मृता च खे ॥ ४१ ॥

śarapakṣau vahnivāyū śalyaṃ viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ || |
tena bāṇena daityānāṃ koṭisaṃkhyā mṛtā ca khe || 41 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.4.12.41 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 (3.4.12.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharapa, Ksha, Kshi, Vayu, Shalya, Vishnu, Sanatana, Tad, Tena, Bana, Daitya, Koti, Sankhya, Mrita, Kha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.4.12.41). 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: “śarapakṣau vahnivāyū śalyaṃ viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ ||
  • śarapa -
  • śarapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śarapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣau -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vahni -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāyū -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śalyam -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • viṣṇuḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanātanaḥ -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tena bāṇena daityānāṃ koṭisaṃkhyā mṛtā ca khe
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bāṇena -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • daityānām -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • koṭi -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhyā* -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛtā -
  • mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khe -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.4.12.41

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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