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 4.8.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
ब्रह्मेश केशवादीनां गौर्या गणपतेस्तथा ।
दुर्गासूर्याग्निसोमानां व्रतानि मधुसूदन ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
brahmeśa keśavādīnāṃ gauryā gaṇapatestathā |
durgāsūryāgnisomānāṃ vratāni madhusūdana || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.8.1 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 (4.8.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Brahma, Brahman, Isha, Keshavadi, Gauri, Ganapati, Tatha, Durga, Uri, Soma, Vrata, Madhusudana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.8.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “brahmeśa keśavādīnāṃ gauryā gaṇapatestathā
  • brahme -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • īśa -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • keśavādīnām -
  • keśavādi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    keśavādi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    keśavādi (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • gauryā* -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • gaṇapates -
  • gaṇapati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “durgāsūryāgnisomānāṃ vratāni madhusūdana
  • durgāsū -
  • durgā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • uryā -
  • urī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • agni -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • somānām -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    somā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vratāni -
  • vrata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhusūdana -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.8.1

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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