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 4.61.48

बलिभिः पशुभिर्मेध्यैः सुरामांसासृगम्बरैः ।
दधिचन्दनचूर्णैश्च भग्नैश्चानग्निपाचितैः ।
मंत्रेणानेन कौंतेय ब्रह्मणोप्यथवा ननु ॥ ४८ ॥

balibhiḥ paśubhirmedhyaiḥ surāmāṃsāsṛgambaraiḥ |
dadhicandanacūrṇaiśca bhagnaiścānagnipācitaiḥ |
maṃtreṇānena kauṃteya brahmaṇopyathavā nanu || 48 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.61.48 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 (4.61.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balin, Bali, Pashu, Pashubhi, Medhya, Suraman, Surama, Amsa, Asriga, Bara, Dadhi, Candana, Curna, Bhagna, Agnipa, Acita, Mantra, Ana, Anena, Idam, Kaunteya, Brahman, Brahmana, Upya, Tha, Var, Nanu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.61.48). 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: “balibhiḥ paśubhirmedhyaiḥ surāmāṃsāsṛgambaraiḥ
  • balibhiḥ -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • paśubhir -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    paśubhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paśubhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paśū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • medhyaiḥ -
  • medhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    medhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    medh -> medhya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √medh class 1 verb]
    medh -> medhya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √medh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √midh class 1 verb]
    midh -> medhya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √midh class 1 verb]
  • surāmā -
  • surāman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    surāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    surāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • aṃsā -
  • aṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asṛgam -
  • asṛga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asṛga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • baraiḥ -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dadhicandanacūrṇaiśca bhagnaiścānagnipācitaiḥ
  • dadhi -
  • dadhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • candana -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cūrṇaiś -
  • cūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    cūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhagnaiś -
  • bhagna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhagna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • agnipā -
  • agnipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agnipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • acitaiḥ -
  • acita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    acita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “maṃtreṇānena kauṃteya brahmaṇopyathavā nanu
  • mantreṇā -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kaunteya -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmaṇo -
  • brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • upya -
  • upya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vap -> upya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vap]
    vap -> upya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vap]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nanu -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.61.48

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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