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 2.1.18.1

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सूत उवाच ।
अथातो होमद्रव्याणां प्रमाणमभिधीयते ।
प्रमाणे चाप्रमाणे च निष्फलं भवति धुवम् ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca |
athāto homadravyāṇāṃ pramāṇamabhidhīyate |
pramāṇe cāpramāṇe ca niṣphalaṃ bhavati dhuvam || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.1.18.1 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:
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 (2.1.18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Athatah, Homadravya, Pramana, Abhi, Apramana, Nishphala, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Dhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.1.18.1). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
sūta* -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
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: “athāto homadravyāṇāṃ pramāṇamabhidhīyate ”
athāto* -
athātaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
homadravyāṇām -
homadravya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
pramāṇam -
pramāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dhīyate -
√dhā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[present passive third single]

√dhe (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dhi (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√dhi (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√dhī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√dhī (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dhyā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dhyā (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]
Line 3: “pramāṇe cāpramāṇe ca niṣphalaṃ bhavati dhuvam ”
pramāṇe -
pramāṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apramāṇe -
apramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣphalam -
niṣphala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niṣphala (noun, neuter)

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

niṣphalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
dhuvam -
dhū (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.1.18.1

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