Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]

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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 1.189.2

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भस्मनीव हुतं हव्यं यथा होतुश्च निष्फलम् ।
जपेन रहिते विप्रे तथा दानं निरर्थकम् ॥ २ ॥

bhasmanīva hutaṃ havyaṃ yathā hotuśca niṣphalam |
japena rahite vipre tathā dānaṃ nirarthakam || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.189.2 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:
Buy now! Sanskrit text by S. N. Khandelwal (2022)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.189.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhasman, Iva, Hut, Huta, Havya, Yatha, Hotri, Nishphala, Japa, Rahite, Rahita, Vipra, Tatha, Dana, Nirarthaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.189.2). 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: “bhasmanīva hutaṃ havyaṃ yathā hotuśca niṣphalam ”
bhasmanī -
bhasman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhasman (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hutam -
huta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

huta (noun, neuter)

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

hutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

hut (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√hu -> huta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]

√hu -> huta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]
havyam -
havya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

havya (noun, neuter)

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

havyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hu -> havya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]

√hu -> havya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hu class 3 verb]

√hū -> havya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hū class 1 verb]

√hū -> havya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hū class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hū class 1 verb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hotuś -
hotṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣphalam -
niṣphala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niṣphala (noun, neuter)

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

niṣphalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “japena rahite vipre tathā dānaṃ nirarthakam ”
japena -
japa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

japa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
rahite -
rahite (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rahita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rahita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

rahitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √rah class 1 verb], [locative single from √rah class 10 verb]

√rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rah class 1 verb], [locative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rah class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √rah class 10 verb], [locative single from √rah class 10 verb]

√rah -> rahitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √rah class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √rah class 10 verb]
vipre -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

viprā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nirarthakam -
nirarthaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirarthaka (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.189.2

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