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 2.2.2.12

ततः षोडशपत्रेषु पूर्वादिक्रमतो भवेत् ।
शुक्लं पीतं तथा ताम्रं ततः संख्यातमेव च ॥ १२ ॥

tataḥ ṣoḍaśapatreṣu pūrvādikramato bhavet |
śuklaṃ pītaṃ tathā tāmraṃ tataḥ saṃkhyātameva ca || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.2.2.12 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 (2.2.2.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shodasha, Shodashan, Patra, Purvadi, Kramatah, Kramat, Shukla, Pita, Tatha, Tamra, Sankhyata, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.2.2.12). 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: “tataḥ ṣoḍaśapatreṣu pūrvādikramato bhavet
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • ṣoḍaśa -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • patreṣu -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • pūrvādi -
  • pūrvādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pūrvādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pūrvādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kramato* -
  • kramataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kram -> kramat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kram class 1 verb]
    kram -> kramat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kram class 1 verb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śuklaṃ pītaṃ tathā tāmraṃ tataḥ saṃkhyātameva ca
  • śuklam -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuklā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pītam -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāmram -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāmra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tāmrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • saṅkhyātam -
  • saṅkhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅkhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.2.2.12

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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