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 4.85.53

इमामाचरतो ब्रह्मन्नखण्डव्रतमाचरेत् ।
यथाकथंचित्कालेन द्वादश द्वादशीर्मुने ।
कर्तव्याः शक्तितो देया विप्रेभ्यो दक्षिणा नृप ॥ ५३ ॥

imāmācarato brahmannakhaṇḍavratamācaret |
yathākathaṃcitkālena dvādaśa dvādaśīrmune |
kartavyāḥ śaktito deyā viprebhyo dakṣiṇā nṛpa || 53 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.85.53 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 (4.85.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iyam, Idam, Acara, Yatha, Akatha, Cit, Kalena, Kala, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Dvadashi, Muni, Kartavya, Shaktitah, Deya, Vipra, Dakshina, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.85.53). 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: “imāmācarato brahmannakhaṇḍavratamācaret
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ācara -
  • ācara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ācara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • Cannot analyse brahmannakhaṇḍavratamācaret
  • Line 2: “yathākathaṃcitkālena dvādaśa dvādaśīrmune
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ākathañ -
  • ākatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvādaśīr -
  • dvādaśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 3: “kartavyāḥ śaktito deyā viprebhyo dakṣiṇā nṛpa
  • kartavyāḥ -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • śaktito* -
  • śaktitaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • deyā* -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    deyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [benedictive active second single]
  • viprebhyo* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • dakṣiṇā* -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.85.53

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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