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 1.149.2

वासुदेव उवाच ।
चतुःषष्ट्यङ्गुलं चक्रं कृत्वा वृत्तं प्रमाणतः ।
अष्टाङ्गुला भवेन्नेमिः सेयं विभवतः सदा ॥ २ ॥

vāsudeva uvāca |
catuḥṣaṣṭyaṅgulaṃ cakraṃ kṛtvā vṛttaṃ pramāṇataḥ |
aṣṭāṅgulā bhavennemiḥ seyaṃ vibhavataḥ sadā || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.149.2 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 (1.149.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasudeva, Catuhshashti, Angula, Cakra, Kritva, Kritvan, Vritta, Pramanatah, Ashtangula, Nemi, Seya, Vibhavatah, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.149.2). 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: “vāsudeva uvāca
  • vāsudeva* -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “catuḥṣaṣṭyaṅgulaṃ cakraṃ kṛtvā vṛttaṃ pramāṇataḥ
  • catuḥṣaṣṭya -
  • catuḥṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • pramāṇataḥ -
  • pramāṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 3: “aṣṭāṅgulā bhavennemiḥ seyaṃ vibhavataḥ sadā
  • aṣṭāṅgulā* -
  • aṣṭāṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • nemiḥ -
  • nemi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nemi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • seyam -
  • seya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    seya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    seyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sai -> seya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> seya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    si -> seya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> seya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • vibhavataḥ -
  • vibhavataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.149.2

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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