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 1.198.1

शतानीक उवाच ।
किमेकं दैवतं लोके किं वाप्येकं परायणम् ।
स्तुवन्तः कं कमर्चतः प्राप्नुयुर्मानवाः शुभम् ॥ १ ॥

śatānīka uvāca |
kimekaṃ daivataṃ loke kiṃ vāpyekaṃ parāyaṇam |
stuvantaḥ kaṃ kamarcataḥ prāpnuyurmānavāḥ śubham || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.198.1 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 (1.198.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shatanika, Kimi, Kah, Daivata, Loka, Kim, Vapi, Vapin, Vapya, Eka, Parayana, Stuvat, Kama, Pra, Manava, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.198.1). 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: “śatānīka uvāca
  • śatānīka* -
  • śatānīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kimekaṃ daivataṃ loke kiṃ vāpyekaṃ parāyaṇam
  • kime -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • daivatam -
  • daivata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daivata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daivatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vāpye -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāpya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāpya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √]
    -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √], [vocative dual from √], [accusative dual from √], [locative single from √]
    -> vāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √], [vocative single from √], [vocative dual from √], [accusative dual from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vap]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vap], [vocative dual from √vap], [accusative dual from √vap], [locative single from √vap]
    vap -> vāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vap], [vocative single from √vap], [vocative dual from √vap], [accusative dual from √vap]
    (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
    vap (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parāyaṇam -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “stuvantaḥ kaṃ kamarcataḥ prāpnuyurmānavāḥ śubham
  • stuvantaḥ -
  • stuvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    stu -> stuvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √stu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √stu class 2 verb]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kamar -
  • kama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛcataḥ -
  • ṛc (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyur -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third plural]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.198.1

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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