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 4.21.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
अथ पृच्छामि भगवन्व्रतं द्वादशमासिकम् ।
ललिताराधनं नाम मासमासक्रमेण वा ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
atha pṛcchāmi bhagavanvrataṃ dvādaśamāsikam |
lalitārādhanaṃ nāma māsamāsakrameṇa vā || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.21.1 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 (4.21.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Atha, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Vrata, Dvadashamasika, Lalita, Aradhana, Naman, Masa, Asa, Kramena, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.21.1). 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: “atha pṛcchāmi bhagavanvrataṃ dvādaśamāsikam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pṛcchāmi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvādaśamāsikam -
  • dvādaśamāsika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvādaśamāsika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvādaśamāsikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “lalitārādhanaṃ nāma māsamāsakrameṇa
  • lalitā -
  • lalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √lal]
    lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √lal]
    lalitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]
    lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]
    lal -> lalitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √lal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lal]
    lal (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ārādhanam -
  • ārādhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • māsam -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsa -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    as (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.21.1

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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