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 2.2.20.74

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ध्यात्वानंतं चतुर्बाहुं शुक्लसप्तफणान्वितम् ।
दक्षिणोर्ध्वकरे शंखमधिचक्रं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ ७४ ॥

dhyātvānaṃtaṃ caturbāhuṃ śuklasaptaphaṇānvitam |
dakṣiṇordhvakare śaṃkhamadhicakraṃ pratiṣṭhitam || 74 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.2.20.74 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 (2.2.20.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhyatva, Ananta, Caturbahu, Shukla, Sapta, Saptan, Phana, Vita, Dakshina, Dakshi, Urdhvakara, Shankha, Adhi, Cakra, Pratishthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.2.20.74). 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: “dhyātvānaṃtaṃ caturbāhuṃ śuklasaptaphaṇānvitam ”
dhyātvā -
dhyātva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhyā]

√dhyā -> dhyātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhyā]

dhyātvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anantam -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
caturbāhum -
caturbāhu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

caturbāhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śukla -
śukla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śukla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
phaṇān -
phaṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vitam -
vita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dakṣiṇordhvakare śaṃkhamadhicakraṃ pratiṣṭhitam ”
dakṣiṇo -
dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dakṣi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
ūrdhvakare -
ūrdhvakara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ūrdhvakara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ūrdhvakarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śaṅkham -
śaṅkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaṅkha (noun, neuter)

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

śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cakram -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

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

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratiṣṭhitam -
pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)

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

pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.2.20.74

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