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 1.20.21

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द्वितीयेऽह्नि प्रदेयानि भक्त्या शक्त्या च भारत ।
वासोदानं तथा धान्यफलदानसमन्वितम् ।
गाङ्गेयस्य विशेषेण धान्यदानं प्रचक्षते ॥ २१ ॥

dvitīye'hni pradeyāni bhaktyā śaktyā ca bhārata |
vāsodānaṃ tathā dhānyaphaladānasamanvitam |
gāṅgeyasya viśeṣeṇa dhānyadānaṃ pracakṣate || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.20.21 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 (1.20.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvitiya, Ahan, Pradeya, Bhaktya, Bhakti, Shakti, Bharata, Vasoda, Tatha, Dhanya, Phalada, Vita, Gangeya, Vishesha, Dhanyadana, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.20.21). 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: “dvitīye'hni pradeyāni bhaktyā śaktyā ca bhārata ”
dvitīye' -
dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dvitīya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dvitīyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ahni -
ahan (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pradeyāni -
pradeya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhaktyā -
bhaktyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhakti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
śaktyā -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śaktī (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

śaktī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhārata -
bhārata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhārata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “vāsodānaṃ tathā dhānyaphaladānasamanvitam ”
vāsodān -
vāsoda (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dhānya -
dhānya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhānya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phaladān -
phalada (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
asaman -
√sam (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
vitam -
vita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “gāṅgeyasya viśeṣeṇa dhānyadānaṃ pracakṣate ”
gāṅgeyasya -
gāṅgeya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

gāṅgeya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
viśeṣeṇa -
viśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

viśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
dhānyadānam -
dhānyadāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhānyadāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cakṣate -
√cakṣ (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.20.21

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