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 4.20.5

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
भगवन्हरकालीति का देवी प्रोच्यते भुवि ।
आर्द्रधान्यैः स्थिता कस्मात्पूज्यते स्त्रीजनेन सा ।
पूजिता किं ददातीह सर्वं मे ब्रूहि केशव ॥ ५ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
bhagavanharakālīti kā devī procyate bhuvi |
ārdradhānyaiḥ sthitā kasmātpūjyate strījanena sā |
pūjitā kiṃ dadātīha sarvaṃ me brūhi keśava || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.20.5 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 (4.20.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Haraka, Ali, Alin, Iti, Devi, Devin, Pra, Ucyat, Bhu, Ardra, Dhanya, Sthita, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Pujyata, Strijana, Pujita, Dadati, Iha, Sarvam, Sarva, Asmad, Keshava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.20.5). 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: “bhagavanharakālīti devī procyate bhuvi
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • harakā -
  • haraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alī -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “ārdradhānyaiḥ sthitā kasmātpūjyate strījanena
  • ārdra -
  • ārdra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārdra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhānyaiḥ -
  • dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sthitā -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • kasmāt -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • pūjyate -
  • pūjyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • strījanena -
  • strījana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “pūjitā kiṃ dadātīha sarvaṃ me brūhi keśava
  • pūjitā -
  • pūjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadātī -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • keśava -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.20.5

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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