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 1.210.23

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ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां वीर शूद्राणां च कदम्बकः ।
शृण्वतां विधिवत्पुण्यं भक्त्या पुस्तकवाचनम् ॥ २३ ॥

brahmakṣatraviśāṃ vīra śūdrāṇāṃ ca kadambakaḥ |
śṛṇvatāṃ vidhivatpuṇyaṃ bhaktyā pustakavācanam || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.210.23 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 (1.210.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmakshatra, Visha, Vish, Vira, Shudra, Kadambaka, Shrinvat, Vidhivat, Punya, Bhaktya, Bhakti, Pustaka, Vacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.210.23). 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: “brahmakṣatraviśāṃ vīra śūdrāṇāṃ ca kadambakaḥ ”
brahmakṣatra -
brahmakṣatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśām -
viśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

viś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vīra -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śūdrāṇām -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śūdrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadambakaḥ -
kadambaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śṛṇvatāṃ vidhivatpuṇyaṃ bhaktyā pustakavācanam ”
śṛṇvatām -
√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
vidhivat -
vidhivat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
puṇyam -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puṇya (noun, neuter)

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

puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
bhaktyā -
bhaktyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhakti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
pustaka -
pustaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pustaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vācanam -
vācana (noun, neuter)

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

vācanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.210.23

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