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 1.189.3

यथा षण्ढोऽफलः स्त्रीषु यथा गौर्गवि चाफला ।
ब्राह्मणस्य तथा जन्म जपहीनस्य निष्फलम् ॥ ३ ॥

yathā ṣaṇḍho'phalaḥ strīṣu yathā gaurgavi cāphalā |
brāhmaṇasya tathā janma japahīnasya niṣphalam || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.189.3 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 (1.189.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Shandha, Aphala, Strishu, Stri, Gavi, Brahmana, Tatha, Janma, Janman, Japa, Hina, Nishphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.189.3). 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: “yathā ṣaṇḍho'phalaḥ strīṣu yathā gaurgavi cāphalā
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṣaṇḍho' -
  • ṣaṇḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aphalaḥ -
  • aphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • strīṣu -
  • strīṣū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    strī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gaur -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • gavi -
  • gavī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aphalā -
  • aphalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇasya tathā janma japahīnasya niṣphalam
  • brāhmaṇasya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janma -
  • janma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • japa -
  • japa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    japa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hīnasya -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 3 verb]
  • niṣphalam -
  • niṣphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.189.3

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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