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 1.19.4

सुमन्तुरुवाच ।
पुरातनयुगे सन्धौ पश्चिमेऽथ नराधिप ।
च्यवनो योगमास्थाय गंगाकूलेऽवसच्चिरम् ॥ ४ ॥

sumanturuvāca |
purātanayuge sandhau paścime'tha narādhipa |
cyavano yogamāsthāya gaṃgākūle'vasacciram || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.19.4 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 (1.19.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sumantu, Puratana, Yuga, Sandha, Sandhi, Pashcime, Pashcima, Atha, Naradhipa, Cyavana, Yoga, Asthaya, Gangakula, Ciram, Cira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.19.4). 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: “purātanayuge sandhau paścime'tha narādhipa
  • purātana -
  • purātana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purātana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sandhau -
  • sandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • paścime' -
  • paścime (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paścima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    paścima (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paścimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “cyavano yogamāsthāya gaṃgākūle'vasacciram
  • cyavano* -
  • cyavana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yogam -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gaṅgākūle' -
  • gaṅgākūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gaṅgākūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • avasac -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.19.4

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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