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 1.20.3

तन्मे ब्रूहि द्विजश्रेष्ठ श्रेयोऽर्थं नरयोषिताम् ।
येन मे कौतुकं ब्रह्मञ्छ्रुत्वापूर्वं प्रसर्पति ॥ ३ ॥

tanme brūhi dvijaśreṣṭha śreyo'rthaṃ narayoṣitām |
yena me kautukaṃ brahmañchrutvāpūrvaṃ prasarpati || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.20.3 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 (1.20.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvijashreshtha, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Artha, Nara, Ushita, Yena, Yah, Yat, Asmad, Kautuka, Pra, Sarpat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.20.3). 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: “tanme brūhi dvijaśreṣṭha śreyo'rthaṃ narayoṣitām
  • tanme -
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dvijaśreṣṭha -
  • dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreyo' -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • narayo -
  • narā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uṣitām -
  • uṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vas -> uṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “yena me kautukaṃ brahmañchrutvāpūrvaṃ prasarpati
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kautukam -
  • kautuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse brahmañchrutvāpūrvam*pr
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sarpati -
  • sarpat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]
    sṛp (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.20.3

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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