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 2.1.9.40

तस्मात्प्रतिष्ठां विधिना जलादेः कुर्याद्यथेष्टं प्रयतो मनुष्यः ।
पुण्यार्जनेनैव धनेन काले स्ववित्तसाध्येन शुभाशयेन ॥ ४० ॥

tasmātpratiṣṭhāṃ vidhinā jalādeḥ kuryādyatheṣṭaṃ prayato manuṣyaḥ |
puṇyārjanenaiva dhanena kāle svavittasādhyena śubhāśayena || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.1.9.40 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 (2.1.9.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Pratishtha, Vidhi, Jala, Yatheshta, Prayata, Prayat, Manushi, Manushya, Punya, Arjana, Dhana, Kale, Kala, Sva, Svan, Sadhya, Shubhashaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.1.9.40). 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: “tasmātpratiṣṭhāṃ vidhinā jalādeḥ kuryādyatheṣṭaṃ prayato manuṣyaḥ
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • pratiṣṭhām -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jalād -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • yatheṣṭam -
  • yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prayato* -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • manuṣyaḥ -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “puṇyārjanenaiva dhanena kāle svavittasādhyena śubhāśayena
  • puṇyā -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • arjanenai -
  • arjana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dhanena -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • avitta -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • sādhyena -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sādhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sādh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √sādh class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sādh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √sādh class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sidh]
  • śubhāśayena -
  • śubhāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śubhāśaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.1.9.40

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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