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 3.4.13.7

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भैरवो नाम विख्यातः कालात्मा सप्तवाहनः ।
स्वनखैश्च नृसिंहाभैः क्षिप्त्वा तत्पञ्चमं शिरः ॥ ७ ॥

bhairavo nāma vikhyātaḥ kālātmā saptavāhanaḥ |
svanakhaiśca nṛsiṃhābhaiḥ kṣiptvā tatpañcamaṃ śiraḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.4.13.7 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 (3.4.13.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhairava, Naman, Vikhyata, Kalatma, Sapta, Saptan, Vahana, Svana, Kha, Nrisimha, Abha, Kshiptva, Tat, Tad, Pancamam, Pancama, Shira, Shiras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.4.13.7). 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: “bhairavo nāma vikhyātaḥ kālātmā saptavāhanaḥ ”
bhairavo* -
bhairava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vikhyātaḥ -
vikhyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kālātmā -
kālātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
vāhanaḥ -
vāhana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “svanakhaiśca nṛsiṃhābhaiḥ kṣiptvā tatpañcamaṃ śiraḥ ”
svana -
svana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√svan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
khaiś -
kha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nṛsiṃhā -
nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ābhaiḥ -
ābha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ābha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kṣiptvā -
√kṣip -> kṣiptvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣip]

√kṣip -> kṣiptvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣip]

kṣiptvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pañcamam -
pañcamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pañcama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pañcama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śiraḥ -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.4.13.7

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