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 4.58.17

तत्क्षणाच्चापि दैत्यानां श्रीर्बभूव शिरोगता ।
दत्तकेनापि ते दृष्टा नष्टा ध्यानाग्निना क्षणात् ।
निस्तेजसो बभूवुर्हिः निःश्रीका मदपंडिताः ॥ १७ ॥

tatkṣaṇāccāpi daityānāṃ śrīrbabhūva śirogatā |
dattakenāpi te dṛṣṭā naṣṭā dhyānāgninā kṣaṇāt |
nistejaso babhūvurhiḥ niḥśrīkā madapaṃḍitāḥ || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.58.17 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 (4.58.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatkshana, Capin, Capi, Daitya, Shri, Shirogata, Dattaka, Api, Tad, Yushmad, Drishta, Nashta, Dhyanagni, Kshanat, Kshana, Nihshrika, Mada, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.58.17). 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: “tatkṣaṇāccāpi daityānāṃ śrīrbabhūva śirogatā
  • tatkṣaṇāc -
  • tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daityānām -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śrīr -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • śirogatā -
  • śirogatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dattakenāpi te dṛṣṭā naṣṭā dhyānāgninā kṣaṇāt
  • dattakenā -
  • dattaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dattaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dṛṣṭā* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • naṣṭā* -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
  • dhyānāgninā -
  • dhyānāgni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhyānāgni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣaṇāt -
  • kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 3: “nistejaso babhūvurhiḥ niḥśrīkā madapaṃḍitāḥ
  • nistejaso* -
  • Cannot analyse babhūvurhiḥ*ni
  • niḥśrīkā* -
  • niḥśrīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niḥśrīkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mada -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paṇḍitāḥ -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.58.17

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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