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 3.2.29.18

नर्मदातीरनगरे नृपः सुष्वाप मंदिरे ।
रात्रिशेषे सुपर्यंके निद्रां कुर्वति राजनि ।
उवाच विप्ररूपेण बोधयञ्छ्लक्ष्णया गिरा ॥ १८ ॥

narmadātīranagare nṛpaḥ suṣvāpa maṃdire |
rātriśeṣe suparyaṃke nidrāṃ kurvati rājani |
uvāca viprarūpeṇa bodhayañchlakṣṇayā girā || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.2.29.18 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 (3.2.29.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narmada, Nripa, Mandira, Ratrishesha, Paryanka, Nidra, Kurvat, Kurvati, Rajan, Rajani, Viprarupa, Bodhayat, Shlakshna, Gir, Gira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.2.29.18). 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: “narmadātīranagare nṛpaḥ suṣvāpa maṃdire
  • narmadāt -
  • narmada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    narmada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īran -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative middle third plural]
  • agare -
  • gṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suṣvāpa -
  • svap (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • mandire -
  • mandira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mandira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mandirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “rātriśeṣe suparyaṃke nidrāṃ kurvati rājani
  • rātriśeṣe -
  • rātriśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paryaṅke -
  • paryaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paryaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nidrām -
  • nidrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvati -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • rājani -
  • rājanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rājani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “uvāca viprarūpeṇa bodhayañchlakṣṇayā girā
  • 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]
  • viprarūpeṇa -
  • viprarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viprarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bodhayañch -
  • budh -> bodhayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √budh], [vocative single from √budh]
  • ślakṣṇayā -
  • ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • girā -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    girā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.2.29.18

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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