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 2.2.8.14

कार्त्तिके तु भवेच्छाया तथा माघे तु कीर्त्यते ।
तस्यां स्नानं तपो दानमुपवासो जपस्तथा ।
भवेत्सहस्रगुणितं श्राद्धं भवति चाक्षयम् ॥ १४ ॥

kārttike tu bhavecchāyā tathā māghe tu kīrtyate |
tasyāṃ snānaṃ tapo dānamupavāso japastathā |
bhavetsahasraguṇitaṃ śrāddhaṃ bhavati cākṣayam || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.2.8.14 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 (2.2.8.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karttika, Shaya, Tatha, Magha, Snana, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Dana, Upavasa, Japa, Sahasragunita, Shraddha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Akshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.2.8.14). 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: “kārttike tu bhavecchāyā tathā māghe tu kīrtyate
  • kārttike -
  • kārttika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kārttika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kārttikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhavecch -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • śāyā -
  • śāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śā -> śāyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • māghe -
  • māgha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māgha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    māghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kīrtyate -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “tasyāṃ snānaṃ tapo dānamupavāso japastathā
  • tasyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tapo* -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upavāso* -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • japas -
  • japa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “bhavetsahasraguṇitaṃ śrāddhaṃ bhavati cākṣayam
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sahasraguṇitam -
  • sahasraguṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahasraguṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahasraguṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrāddham -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrāddhā (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]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣayam -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣi (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.2.8.14

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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