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 1.2.2

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पर्वाणि चात्र वै पञ्च कीर्तितानि स्वयम्भुवा ।
प्रथमं कथ्यते ब्राह्मं द्वितीयं वैष्णवं स्मृतम् ॥ २ ॥

parvāṇi cātra vai pañca kīrtitāni svayambhuvā |
prathamaṃ kathyate brāhmaṃ dvitīyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ smṛtam || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.2.2 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:
Buy now! Sanskrit text by S. N. Khandelwal (2022)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.2.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parvan, Panca, Pancan, Kirtita, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva, Prathamam, Prathama, Brahma, Dvitiyam, Dvitiya, Vaishnava, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.2.2). 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: “parvāṇi cātra vai pañca kīrtitāni svayambhuvā ”
parvāṇi -
parvan (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√parv (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kīrtitāni -
kīrtita (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
svayambhuvā -
svayambhū (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

svayambhuvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “prathamaṃ kathyate brāhmaṃ dvitīyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ smṛtam ”
prathamam -
prathamam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prathamam (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

prathamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prathama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

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

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
brāhmam -
brāhma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

brāhma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dvitīyam -
dvitīyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvitīya (noun, neuter)

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

dvitīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vaiṣṇavam -
vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
smṛtam -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

smṛta (noun, neuter)

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

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.2.2

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