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 1.6.2

सुमन्तुरुवाच ।
शतानीक महाबाहो ब्रह्मलोके पितामहः ।
उक्त्वा स लक्षणं स्त्रीणां सद्वृत्तं चोक्तवान्पुनः १ ॥ २ ॥

sumanturuvāca |
śatānīka mahābāho brahmaloke pitāmahaḥ |
uktvā sa lakṣaṇaṃ strīṇāṃ sadvṛttaṃ coktavānpunaḥ 1 || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.6.2 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:

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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 (1.6.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sumantu, Shatanika, Mahabaha, Brahmaloka, Pitamaha, Uktva, Lakshana, Stri, Sadvritta, Uktavat, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.6.2). 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: “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: “śatānīka mahābāho brahmaloke pitāmahaḥ
  • śatānīka -
  • śatānīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śatānīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaloke -
  • brahmaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pitāmahaḥ -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “uktvā sa lakṣaṇaṃ strīṇāṃ sadvṛttaṃ coktavānpunaḥ 1
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sadvṛttam -
  • sadvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uktavān -
  • uktavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> uktavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 1

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.6.2

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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