Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]

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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 1.47.71

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यथेष्टा मोदकास्तस्य यथा वै ताम्रभाजनम् ।
यथेष्टं च घृतं तस्य यथेष्टो वाचकः सदा ।
पुराणं च यथेष्टं वै सवितुः कुरुनन्दन ॥ ७१ ॥

yatheṣṭā modakāstasya yathā vai tāmrabhājanam |
yatheṣṭaṃ ca ghṛtaṃ tasya yatheṣṭo vācakaḥ sadā |
purāṇaṃ ca yatheṣṭaṃ vai savituḥ kurunandana || 71 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.47.71 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 (1.47.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatheshta, Modaka, Tad, Yatha, Tamra, Bhajana, Ghrita, Vacaka, Sada, Sad, Purana, Savitri, Savitu, Kurunandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.47.71). 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: “yatheṣṭā modakāstasya yathā vai tāmrabhājanam ”
yatheṣṭā* -
yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
modakās -
modaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

modakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
tāmra -
tāmra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tāmra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhājanam -
bhājana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhājana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhājanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yatheṣṭaṃ ca ghṛtaṃ tasya yatheṣṭo vācakaḥ sadā ”
yatheṣṭam -
yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghṛtam -
ghṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ghṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]

√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
yatheṣṭo* -
yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vācakaḥ -
vācaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “purāṇaṃ ca yatheṣṭaṃ vai savituḥ kurunandana ”
purāṇam -
purāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

purāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatheṣṭam -
yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
savituḥ -
savitṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

savitu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

savitu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kurunandana -
kurunandana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.47.71

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