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 1.60.17

श्रेयसां न हि. सम्प्राप्तौ पुरुषाणां विचेष्टितम् ।
जन्मन्यविफला सेवा कृता याश्रित्य भास्करम् ॥ १७ ॥

śreyasāṃ na hi. samprāptau puruṣāṇāṃ viceṣṭitam |
janmanyaviphalā sevā kṛtā yāśritya bhāskaram || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.60.17 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 (1.60.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreyas, Shreyasa, Samprapta, Samprapti, Purusha, Viceshtita, Janman, Aviphala, Seva, Krita, Ashritya, Bhaskara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.60.17). 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: “śreyasāṃ na hi. samprāptau puruṣāṇāṃ viceṣṭitam
  • śreyasām -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śreyasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samprāptau -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samprāpti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    samprāpti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • puruṣāṇām -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viceṣṭitam -
  • viceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viceṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “janmanyaviphalā sevā kṛtā yāśritya bhāskaram
  • janmanya -
  • janman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aviphalā -
  • aviphalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sevā -
  • sevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtā* -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāskaram -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāskara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāskarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.60.17

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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