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 1.118.12

कथं न कथयाम्येष भवतां पुत्रसम्मितः ।
तस्माद्ब्रुवन्तु मां सर्वे भ्रातरो यद्विवक्षितम् ॥ १२ ॥

kathaṃ na kathayāmyeṣa bhavatāṃ putrasammitaḥ |
tasmādbruvantu māṃ sarve bhrātaro yadvivakṣitam || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.118.12 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 (1.118.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Esha, Bhavat, Bhavant, Putra, Sammita, Tasmat, Tad, Asmad, Sarva, Bhratri, Yadu, Iva, Kshit, Kshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.118.12). 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: “kathaṃ na kathayāmyeṣa bhavatāṃ putrasammitaḥ
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathayāmye -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhavatām -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sammitaḥ -
  • sammita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmādbruvantu māṃ sarve bhrātaro yadvivakṣitam
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • bruvantu -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhrātaro* -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadvi -
  • yadu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṣitam -
  • kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣi (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.118.12

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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