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 2.3.8.1

सूत उवाच ।
अथाश्वत्थप्रतिष्ठायां मूले बाहुप्रमाणकम् ।
स्थण्डिलं कारयेत्तत्र चंदनेनाङ्कितं यथा ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca |
athāśvatthapratiṣṭhāyāṃ mūle bāhupramāṇakam |
sthaṇḍilaṃ kārayettatra caṃdanenāṅkitaṃ yathā || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.3.8.1 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:

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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 (2.3.8.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Atha, Ashvattha, Pratishtha, Mula, Bahupramana, Kah, Sthandila, Tatra, Candana, Ankita, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.3.8.1). 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]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ 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: “athāśvatthapratiṣṭhāyāṃ mūle bāhupramāṇakam
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśvattha -
  • aśvattha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvattha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratiṣṭhāyām -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • mūle -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • bāhupramāṇa -
  • bāhupramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāhupramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “sthaṇḍilaṃ kārayettatra caṃdanenāṅkitaṃ yathā
  • sthaṇḍilam -
  • sthaṇḍila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthaṇḍila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthaṇḍilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • candanenā -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṅkitam -
  • aṅkita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅkita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṅkitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.3.8.1

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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