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 2.2.10.87

ऋक्षं नीलं चतुर्भुजं महिषारूढम् ।
आच्छीम इति मन्त्रस्य होता यक्ष ऋषिस्त्रिष्टुप्छन्दः शंकरो देवता ऋक्षप्रीतये विनियोगः ॥ ८७ ॥

ṛkṣaṃ nīlaṃ caturbhujaṃ mahiṣārūḍham |
ācchīma iti mantrasya hotā yakṣa ṛṣistriṣṭupchandaḥ śaṃkaro devatā ṛkṣaprītaye viniyogaḥ || 87 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.2.10.87 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 (2.2.10.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Riksha, Nila, Caturbhuja, Mahisha, Arudha, Shima, Iti, Mantra, Hota, Yaksha, Rishi, Trishtupchandas, Shankara, Devata, Priti, Viniyoga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.2.10.87). 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: “ṛkṣaṃ nīlaṃ caturbhujaṃ mahiṣārūḍham
  • ṛkṣam -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nīlam -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caturbhujam -
  • caturbhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturbhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturbhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahiṣā -
  • mahiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ārūḍham -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ācchīma iti mantrasya hotā yakṣa ṛṣistriṣṭupchandaḥ śaṃkaro devatā ṛkṣaprītaye viniyogaḥ
  • ācch -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śīma* -
  • śīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mantrasya -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • hotā* -
  • hotā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yakṣa* -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣis -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • triṣṭupchandaḥ -
  • triṣṭupchandas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    triṣṭupchandas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śaṅkaro* -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devatā* -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṛkṣa -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prītaye -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • viniyogaḥ -
  • viniyoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.2.10.87

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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