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 1.5.6

सुमन्तुरुवाच ।
यदुक्तं ब्राह्मणा पूर्वं स्त्रीलक्षणमनुत्तमम् ।
श्रेयसे सर्वलोकानां शुभाशुभफलप्रदम् ॥ ६ ॥

sumanturuvāca |
yaduktaṃ brāhmaṇā pūrvaṃ strīlakṣaṇamanuttamam |
śreyase sarvalokānāṃ śubhāśubhaphalapradam || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.5.6 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 (1.5.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sumantu, Yat, Yad, Ukta, Brahmana, Purvam, Purva, Strilakshana, Anuttama, Shreyas, Shreyasa, Sarvaloka, Shubhashubhaphala, Prada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.5.6). 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: “sumanturuvāca
  • sumantur -
  • sumantu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sumantu (noun, feminine)
    [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: “yaduktaṃ brāhmaṇā pūrvaṃ strīlakṣaṇamanuttamam
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • brāhmaṇā -
  • brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • strīlakṣaṇam -
  • strīlakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuttamam -
  • anuttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “śreyase sarvalokānāṃ śubhāśubhaphalapradam
  • śreyase -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śreyasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śreyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarvalokānām -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śubhāśubhaphala -
  • śubhāśubhaphala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubhāśubhaphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradam -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.5.6

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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