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 1.124.21

द्वारपालौ स्मृतौ तस्य राज्ञः श्रेष्ठौ महाबलौ ।
कार्त्तिकेयः स्मृतो राज्ञः श्रेष्ठश्चापि हरः स्मृतः ॥ २१ ॥

dvārapālau smṛtau tasya rājñaḥ śreṣṭhau mahābalau |
kārttikeyaḥ smṛto rājñaḥ śreṣṭhaścāpi haraḥ smṛtaḥ || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.124.21 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 (1.124.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvarapala, Smrita, Smriti, Tad, Rajan, Shreshtha, Mahabala, Mahabali, Karttikeya, Capin, Capi, Hara, Haras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.124.21). 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: “dvārapālau smṛtau tasya rājñaḥ śreṣṭhau mahābalau
  • dvārapālau -
  • dvārapāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smṛtau -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 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]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śreṣṭhau -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahābalau -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahābali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “kārttikeyaḥ smṛto rājñaḥ śreṣṭhaścāpi haraḥ smṛtaḥ
  • kārttikeyaḥ -
  • kārttikeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛto* -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śreṣṭhaś -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • haraḥ -
  • haras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.124.21

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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