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 1.2.144

शतानीक उवाच ।
संस्काराः के मता ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मत्वे ब्राह्मणस्य तु ।
शंस मे द्विजशार्दूलं कौतुकं हि महन्मम ॥ १४४ ॥

śatānīka uvāca |
saṃskārāḥ ke matā brahmanbrahmatve brāhmaṇasya tu |
śaṃsa me dvijaśārdūlaṃ kautukaṃ hi mahanmama || 144 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.2.144 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 (1.2.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shatanika, Samskara, Kah, Kim, Brahmana, Shamsa, Asmad, Dvija, Shardula, Kautuka, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.2.144). 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: “śatānīka uvāca
  • śatānīka* -
  • śatānīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “saṃskārāḥ ke matā brahmanbrahmatve brāhmaṇasya tu
  • saṃskārāḥ -
  • saṃskāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃskārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • matā* -
  • Cannot analyse brahmanbrahmatve*br
  • brāhmaṇasya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 3: “śaṃsa me dvijaśārdūlaṃ kautukaṃ hi mahanmama
  • śaṃsa -
  • śaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śārdūlam -
  • śārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kautukam -
  • kautuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahan -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.2.144

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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