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 1.163.27

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मृत्कुम्भात्ताम्रकुम्भैस्तु स्नानं शतगुणं मतम् ।
रौप्यैः पादोत्तरं पुण्यं दर्शनात्स्पर्शनं परम् ।
स्पर्शनादर्चनं श्रेष्ठं घृतस्नानमतः परम् ॥ २७ ॥

mṛtkumbhāttāmrakumbhaistu snānaṃ śataguṇaṃ matam |
raupyaiḥ pādottaraṃ puṇyaṃ darśanātsparśanaṃ param |
sparśanādarcanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ ghṛtasnānamataḥ param || 27 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.163.27 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 (1.163.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrid, Mridh, Kumbha, Tamra, Snana, Shataguna, Mata, Raupya, Pada, Padu, Uttaram, Uttara, Punya, Darshana, Sparshana, Param, Para, Arcana, Shreshtha, Ghritasnana, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.163.27). 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: “mṛtkumbhāttāmrakumbhaistu snānaṃ śataguṇaṃ matam ”
mṛt -
mṛd (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

mṛdh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
kumbhāt -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kumbha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tāmra -
tāmra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tāmra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kumbhais -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kumbha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
snānam -
snāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śataguṇam -
śataguṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śataguṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śataguṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
matam -
mata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

matā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√man -> mata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
Line 2: “raupyaiḥ pādottaraṃ puṇyaṃ darśanātsparśanaṃ param ”
raupyaiḥ -
raupya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

raupya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
pādo -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pādu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
uttaram -
uttaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
puṇyam -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
darśanāt -
darśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

darśana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sparśanam -
sparśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sparśana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sparśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “sparśanādarcanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ ghṛtasnānamataḥ param ”
sparśanād -
sparśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sparśana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
arcanam -
arcana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

arcana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

arcanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ghṛtasnānam -
ghṛtasnāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghṛtasnāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ataḥ -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.163.27

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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Last Updated: 03 February, 2024