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 4.26.28

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ब्राह्मणं ब्राह्मणीं चैव शिवं गौरीं प्रकल्प्य च ।
भोजयित्वार्चयेद्भक्त्या वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनैः ।
पुंसे पीतांबरे दत्त्वा स्त्रियै कौसुंभवाससी ॥ २८ ॥

brāhmaṇaṃ brāhmaṇīṃ caiva śivaṃ gaurīṃ prakalpya ca |
bhojayitvārcayedbhaktyā vastramālyānulepanaiḥ |
puṃse pītāṃbare dattvā striyai kausuṃbhavāsasī || 28 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.26.28 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 (4.26.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Brahmani, Shivam, Shiva, Gauri, Prakalpya, Bhojayitva, Bhakti, Vastra, Ali, Anulepana, Pums, Pitambara, Dattva, Stri, Kausumbha, Vasas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.26.28). 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: “brāhmaṇaṃ brāhmaṇīṃ caiva śivaṃ gaurīṃ prakalpya ca ”
brāhmaṇam -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brāhmaṇīm -
brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
śivam -
śivam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

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

śivā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gaurīm -
gaurī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prakalpya -
prakalpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prakalpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “bhojayitvārcayedbhaktyā vastramālyānulepanaiḥ ”
bhojayitvā -
bhojayitvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√bhuj -> bhojayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]
arcayed -
√ṛc (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

√ṛc (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
bhaktyā* -
bhakti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vastram -
vastra (noun, neuter)

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

vastrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ālyā -
āli (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

ālī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
anulepanaiḥ -
anulepana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “puṃse pītāṃbare dattvā striyai kausuṃbhavāsasī ”
puṃse -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
pītāmbare -
pītāmbara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pītāmbara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pītāmbarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dattvā -
dattvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dā]

√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dad]
striyai -
strī (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
kausumbha -
kausumbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kausumbha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāsasī -
vāsas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.26.28

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