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 2.1.8.7

मासमेकं खरे काके स्थानत्यागान्न कुत्रचित् ।
केरवे वा रवे चैव अहोरात्रं प्रचक्षते ॥ ७ ॥

māsamekaṃ khare kāke sthānatyāgānna kutracit |
kerave vā rave caiva ahorātraṃ pracakṣate || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.1.8.7 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 (2.1.8.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Masa, Eka, Khara, Kaka, Kaki, Sthanatyaga, Kutra, Cit, Kah, Kim, Rava, Ravi, Var, Ahoratra, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.1.8.7). 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: “māsamekaṃ khare kāke sthānatyāgānna kutracit
  • māsam -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • khare -
  • khara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    khara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāke -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāki (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sthānatyāgānn -
  • sthānatyāga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kutra -
  • kutra (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kerave rave caiva ahorātraṃ pracakṣate
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rave -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ravi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rave -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ravi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ahorātram -
  • ahorātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.1.8.7

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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