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 1.139.20

देवार्थदानं२ वार्ष्णेय यद्गृहीत्वा च यो द्विजः ।
श्राद्धे वा यदि वा सत्रे तज्जुहोति ददाति वा ।
भिन्न वृत्तो द्विजः पापो राक्षसः सोऽभिजायते ॥ २० ॥

devārthadānaṃ2 vārṣṇeya yadgṛhītvā ca yo dvijaḥ |
śrāddhe vā yadi vā satre tajjuhoti dadāti vā |
bhinna vṛtto dvijaḥ pāpo rākṣasaḥ so'bhijāyate || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.139.20 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 (1.139.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varshneya, Yat, Yad, Grihitva, Yah, Dvija, Shraddha, Var, Yadi, Satra, Bhinna, Vritta, Papa, Rakshasa, Sah, Abhija, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.139.20). 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: “devārthadānaṃ2 vārṣṇeya yadgṛhītvā ca yo dvijaḥ
  • Cannot analyse devārthadānaṃ2*vā
  • vārṣṇeya -
  • vārṣṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārṣṇeya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrāddhe yadi satre tajjuhoti dadāti
  • śrāddhe -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • satre -
  • satra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    satra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse tajjuhoti*da
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 3: “bhinna vṛtto dvijaḥ pāpo rākṣasaḥ so'bhijāyate
  • bhinna -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛtto* -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpo* -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rākṣasaḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhijāya -
  • abhija (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    abhija (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.139.20

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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