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 1.181.13

यो गुणेन प्रवर्तेत स गुणो धर्म उच्यते ।
यथा मूर्धाभिषिक्तस्य प्रजानां पालनं परम् ॥ १३ ॥

yo guṇena pravarteta sa guṇo dharma ucyate |
yathā mūrdhābhiṣiktasya prajānāṃ pālanaṃ param || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.181.13 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 (1.181.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Guna, Pravarta, Pravarti, Ita, Dharma, Ucyat, Yatha, Murdhabhishikta, Praja, Prajana, Palana, Param, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.181.13). 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: “yo guṇena pravarteta sa guṇo dharma ucyate
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇena -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pravarte -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pravarti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pravarti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇo* -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharma* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “yathā mūrdhābhiṣiktasya prajānāṃ pālanaṃ param
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mūrdhābhiṣiktasya -
  • mūrdhābhiṣikta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mūrdhābhiṣikta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pālanam -
  • pālana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pālana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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 1.181.13

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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