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 2.1.5.41

प्रयागे विद्यमानेऽपि योऽन्यत्र स्नानमाचरेत् ।
दृष्टं देवं परित्यज्य अदृष्टं भजते तु यः ॥ ४१ ॥

prayāge vidyamāne'pi yo'nyatra snānamācaret |
dṛṣṭaṃ devaṃ parityajya adṛṣṭaṃ bhajate tu yaḥ || 41 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.1.5.41 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 (2.1.5.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prayaga, Vidyamana, Api, Yah, Anyatra, Snana, Drishta, Deva, Parityajya, Parityaj, Adrishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.1.5.41). 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: “prayāge vidyamāne'pi yo'nyatra snānamācaret
  • prayāge -
  • prayāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prayāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidyamāne' -
  • vidyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vidyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [locative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [locative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vidyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [locative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vidyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyatra -
  • anyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭaṃ devaṃ parityajya adṛṣṭaṃ bhajate tu yaḥ
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • parityajya -
  • parityajya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parityaj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parityaj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • adṛṣṭam -
  • adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhajate -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.1.5.41

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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