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 3.2.30.1

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ऋषय ऊचुः ।
भगवन्गुह्यजं कर्म वृत्तं प्रोक्तं पुरातनैः ।
व्रतानां चैव सर्वेषां श्रेष्ठं नारायणव्रतम् ॥ १ ॥

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
bhagavanguhyajaṃ karma vṛttaṃ proktaṃ purātanaiḥ |
vratānāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ nārāyaṇavratam || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.2.30.1 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:
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 (3.2.30.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishi, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Guh, Guhya, Guhi, Aja, Karman, Vritta, Prokta, Puratana, Vrata, Sarva, Shreshtha, Narayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.2.30.1). 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: “ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ”
ṛṣaya* -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ūcuḥ -
√uc (verb class 4)

[perfect active third plural]

√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active third plural]
Line 2: “bhagavanguhyajaṃ karma vṛttaṃ proktaṃ purātanaiḥ ”
bhagavan -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
guhya -
guhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

guhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√guh -> guhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √guh]

guhī (noun, masculine)

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

guhī (noun, feminine)

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

guhī (noun, neuter)

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

guh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]

√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
ajam -
ajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

aja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vṛttam -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

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

vṛttā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
proktam -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prokta (noun, neuter)

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

proktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
purātanaiḥ -
purātana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

purātana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “vratānāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ nārāyaṇavratam ”
vratānām -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vrata (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sarveṣām -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nārāyaṇa -
nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vratam -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.2.30.1

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