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 1.166.4

निक्षुभां कांस्यनिष्पन्नां कृत्वा स्वर्णमयीं शुभाम् ।
राजतीं वाथ वा वर्षं स्नापयेच्च घृतादिभिः ॥ ४ ॥

nikṣubhāṃ kāṃsyaniṣpannāṃ kṛtvā svarṇamayīṃ śubhām |
rājatīṃ vātha vā varṣaṃ snāpayecca ghṛtādibhiḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.166.4 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 (1.166.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nikshubha, Kamsi, Kamsya, Anishpanna, Kritva, Kritvan, Svarnamayi, Shubha, Shubh, Rajati, Var, Varsha, Sna, Ghrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.166.4). 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: “nikṣubhāṃ kāṃsyaniṣpannāṃ kṛtvā svarṇamayīṃ śubhām
  • nikṣubhām -
  • nikṣubhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāṃsya -
  • kāṃsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kāṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāṃs]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
  • aniṣpannām -
  • aniṣpannā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • svarṇamayīm -
  • svarṇamayī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śubhām -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “rājatīṃ vātha varṣaṃ snāpayecca ghṛtādibhiḥ
  • rājatīm -
  • rājatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • 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]
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • snā -
  • snā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpayec -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghṛtād -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • ibhiḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.166.4

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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