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 1.1.34

सुमन्तुं पृच्छ राजर्षे सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम् ।
अस्माकमपि राजेन्द्र श्रवणे जायते मतिः ।
अथ व्यासो महातेजाः सुमन्तुमृषिमब्रवीत् ॥ ३४ ॥

sumantuṃ pṛccha rājarṣe sarvaśāstraviśāradam |
asmākamapi rājendra śravaṇe jāyate matiḥ |
atha vyāso mahātejāḥ sumantumṛṣimabravīt || 34 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.1.34 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 (1.1.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sumantu, Priccha, Rajarshi, Sarvashastravisharada, Asmaka, Asmad, Api, Rajendra, Shravana, Jayat, Mati, Atha, Vyasa, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Rishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.1.34). 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: “sumantuṃ pṛccha rājarṣe sarvaśāstraviśāradam
  • sumantum -
  • sumantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    sumantu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛccha -
  • pṛccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājarṣe -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sarvaśāstraviśāradam -
  • sarvaśāstraviśārada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvaśāstraviśārada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvaśāstraviśāradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “asmākamapi rājendra śravaṇe jāyate matiḥ
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • matiḥ -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “atha vyāso mahātejāḥ sumantumṛṣimabravīt
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vyāso* -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātejāḥ -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sumantum -
  • sumantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    sumantu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣim -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.1.34

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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