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 1.24.12

पूर्वमायुः परीक्षेत पश्चाल्लक्षणमादिशेत् ।
क्षीणे ह्यायुषि मर्त्यानां लक्षणैः किं प्रयोजनम् ॥ १२ ॥

pūrvamāyuḥ parīkṣeta paścāllakṣaṇamādiśet |
kṣīṇe hyāyuṣi martyānāṃ lakṣaṇaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.24.12 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 (1.24.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Ayu, Ayus, Pariksha, Parikshi, Ita, Pashcat, Pashca, Lakshana, Kshina, Martya, Kim, Prayojana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.24.12). 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: “pūrvamāyuḥ parīkṣeta paścāllakṣaṇamādiśet
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āyuḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parīkṣe -
  • parīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    parīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parīkṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    parīkṣi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • paścāl -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kṣīṇe hyāyuṣi martyānāṃ lakṣaṇaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam
  • kṣīṇe -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āyuṣi -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • martyānām -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    martyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • lakṣaṇaiḥ -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayojanam -
  • prayojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayojanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.24.12

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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