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 1.180.17

अंतीरक्षगता यक्षा ये यक्षाः स्वर्गगामिनः ।
नानारूपधरा यक्षाः सूर्यभक्ता दृढव्रताः ॥ १७ ॥

aṃtīrakṣagatā yakṣā ye yakṣāḥ svargagāminaḥ |
nānārūpadharā yakṣāḥ sūryabhaktā dṛḍhavratāḥ || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.180.17 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 (1.180.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anti, Raksha, Gata, Yaksha, Yah, Yat, Svargagamin, Nanarupadhara, Suryabhakta, Dridhavrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.180.17). 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: “aṃtīrakṣagatā yakṣā ye yakṣāḥ svargagāminaḥ
  • antīr -
  • anti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rakṣa -
  • rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yakṣā* -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yakṣāḥ -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svargagāmin -
  • svargagāmin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svargagāmin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nānārūpadharā yakṣāḥ sūryabhaktā dṛḍhavratāḥ
  • nānārūpadharā* -
  • nānārūpadhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yakṣāḥ -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sūryabhaktā* -
  • sūryabhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūryabhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛḍhavratāḥ -
  • dṛḍhavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛḍhavratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.180.17

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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