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 3.4.15.24

अलकावती नाम पुरी रचिता विश्वकर्मणा ।
स तां मङ्गलदामाप्य कुबेरो हर्षमाप्तवान् ॥ २४ ॥

alakāvatī nāma purī racitā viśvakarmaṇā |
sa tāṃ maṅgaladāmāpya kubero harṣamāptavān || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.4.15.24 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 (3.4.15.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alaka, Naman, Puri, Racita, Vishvakarmana, Vishvakarman, Mangala, Dama, Daman, Apya, Kubera, Harsha, Apta, Vat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.4.15.24). 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: “alakāvatī nāma purī racitā viśvakarmaṇā
  • alakāva -
  • alaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atī -
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • purī -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • racitā* -
  • racita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    racitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rac -> racita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac -> racitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
  • viśvakarmaṇā -
  • viśvakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viśvakarman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśvakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “sa tāṃ maṅgaladāmāpya kubero harṣamāptavān
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • maṅgala -
  • maṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāmā -
  • dāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kubero* -
  • kubera (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • harṣam -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpta -
  • āpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.4.15.24

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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