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 1.8.16

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अरक्षणाद्धि दाराणां वर्णसङ्करजादयः ।
दृष्टा हि बहवो दोषास्तस्माद्रक्ष्याः सदा स्त्रियः ॥ १६ ॥

arakṣaṇāddhi dārāṇāṃ varṇasaṅkarajādayaḥ |
dṛṣṭā hi bahavo doṣāstasmādrakṣyāḥ sadā striyaḥ || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.8.16 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 (1.8.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ara, Kshanat, Kshana, Dara, Varnasankara, Aya, Ayas, Drishta, Bahu, Bahava, Dosha, Tasmat, Tad, Rakshi, Rakshya, Sada, Sad, Stri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.8.16). 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: “arakṣaṇāddhi dārāṇāṃ varṇasaṅkarajādayaḥ ”
ara -
ara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
kṣaṇāddh -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dārāṇām -
dāra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dāra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

dārā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
varṇasaṅkara -
varṇasaṅkara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
jād -
ja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayaḥ -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “dṛṣṭā hi bahavo doṣāstasmādrakṣyāḥ sadā striyaḥ ”
dṛṣṭā* -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bahavo* -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
doṣās -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

doṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
rakṣyāḥ -
rakṣī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

rakṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rakṣyā (noun, feminine)

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

√rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ]

√rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ], [accusative plural from √rakṣ]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
striyaḥ -
strī (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.8.16

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