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 1.16.56

विश्वामित्रस्तु राजेन्द्र ब्राह्मणत्वजिगीषया ।
तपश्चचार विपुलं सन्तापाय दिवौकसाम् ।
ब्राह्मणत्वं न लेभेऽसौ लेभे विघ्नाननेकशः ॥ ५६ ॥

viśvāmitrastu rājendra brāhmaṇatvajigīṣayā |
tapaścacāra vipulaṃ santāpāya divaukasām |
brāhmaṇatvaṃ na lebhe'sau lebhe vighnānanekaśaḥ || 56 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.16.56 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 (1.16.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishvamitra, Rajendra, Brahmanatva, Jigisha, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Vipula, Santapa, Divaukas, Asi, Asu, Adah, Vighna, Anekashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.16.56). 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: “viśvāmitrastu rājendra brāhmaṇatvajigīṣayā
  • viśvāmitras -
  • viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brāhmaṇatva -
  • brāhmaṇatva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jigīṣayā -
  • jigīṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tapaścacāra vipulaṃ santāpāya divaukasām
  • tapaś -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cacāra -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vipulam -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • santāpāya -
  • santāpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    santāpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • divaukasām -
  • divaukas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 3: “brāhmaṇatvaṃ na lebhe'sau lebhe vighnānanekaśaḥ
  • brāhmaṇatvam -
  • brāhmaṇatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lebhe' -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • lebhe -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • vighnān -
  • vighna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anekaśaḥ -
  • anekaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.16.56

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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