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 2.3.16.2

वर्तुलं मंडलं कुर्यात्तत्तु शीर्षे तथान्त्यके ।
मध्ये वा वेदिकां कुर्यात्तन्मध्ये कुंडमंडलम् ॥ २ ॥

vartulaṃ maṃḍalaṃ kuryāttattu śīrṣe tathāntyake |
madhye vā vedikāṃ kuryāttanmadhye kuṃḍamaṃḍalam || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.3.16.2 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 (2.3.16.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vartula, Mandala, Tat, Tad, Shirsha, Tatha, Antyaka, Madhye, Madhya, Var, Vedika, Tanmadhya, Kunda, Anda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.3.16.2). 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: “vartulaṃ maṃḍalaṃ kuryāttattu śīrṣe tathāntyake
  • vartulam -
  • vartula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vartula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vartulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śīrṣe -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antyake -
  • antyaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “madhye vedikāṃ kuryāttanmadhye kuṃḍamaṃḍalam
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vedikām -
  • vedikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • tanmadhye -
  • tanmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kuṇḍam -
  • kuṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.3.16.2

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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