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 1.181.7

धर्मः क्रियात्मा निर्दिष्टः श्रेयोभ्युदयलक्षणः ।
स च पञ्चविधः प्रोक्तो वेदमूलः सनातनः ॥ ७ ॥

dharmaḥ kriyātmā nirdiṣṭaḥ śreyobhyudayalakṣaṇaḥ |
sa ca pañcavidhaḥ prokto vedamūlaḥ sanātanaḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.181.7 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 (1.181.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Kriya, Mas, Nirdishta, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Bha, Udaya, Lakshana, Pancavidha, Prokta, Vedamula, Sanatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “dharmaḥ kriyātmā nirdiṣṭaḥ śreyobhyudayalakṣaṇaḥ
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kriyāt -
  • kriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active third single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirdiṣṭaḥ -
  • nirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyo -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • bhyu -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • udaya -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇaḥ -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa ca pañcavidhaḥ prokto vedamūlaḥ sanātanaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pañcavidhaḥ -
  • pañcavidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prokto* -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedamūlaḥ -
  • vedamūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sanātanaḥ -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.181.7

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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