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 3.3.12.57

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रुरोध नगरीं सर्वां बलखानिर्बलैर्युतः ।
शतघ्नीरग्रतः कृत्वा महाशब्दकरीस्तदा ।
माहिष्मत्याश्च हर्म्याणि पातयामास भूतले ॥ ५७ ॥

rurodha nagarīṃ sarvāṃ balakhānirbalairyutaḥ |
śataghnīragrataḥ kṛtvā mahāśabdakarīstadā |
māhiṣmatyāśca harmyāṇi pātayāmāsa bhūtale || 57 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.3.12.57 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 (3.3.12.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagari, Saru, Sarva, Bala, Khani, Yut, Yuta, Shataghni, Agratah, Agratas, Kritva, Kritvan, Mahashabda, Kari, Tada, Mahishmati, Harmya, Bhutala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.3.12.57). 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: “rurodha nagarīṃ sarvāṃ balakhānirbalairyutaḥ ”
rurodha -
√rudh (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√rudh (verb class 7)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
nagarīm -
nagarī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sarvām -
saru (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
khānir -
khāni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
balair -
bala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
yutaḥ -
yut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb]

√yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yu class 3 verb]

√yu (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
Line 2: “śataghnīragrataḥ kṛtvā mahāśabdakarīstadā ”
śataghnīr -
śataghni (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

śataghnī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
agrataḥ -
agrataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

agratas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāśabda -
mahāśabda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahāśabda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karīs -
kari (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

karī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “māhiṣmatyāśca harmyāṇi pātayāmāsa bhūtale ”
māhiṣmatyāś -
māhiṣmatī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
harmyāṇi -
harmya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pātayāmā -
√pat (verb class 0)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
bhūtale -
bhūtala (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.3.12.57

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