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 3.3.22.16

म्लेच्छैश्च दर्शनं पुण्यं विनयाद्भक्तिभावतः ।
शालग्रामः स्वयं ब्रह्म सच्चिदानंदविग्रहः ।
तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण क्षयं यास्यंति वै मलाः ॥ १६ ॥

mlecchaiśca darśanaṃ puṇyaṃ vinayādbhaktibhāvataḥ |
śālagrāmaḥ svayaṃ brahma saccidānaṃdavigrahaḥ |
tasya darśanamātreṇa kṣayaṃ yāsyaṃti vai malāḥ || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.3.22.16 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 (3.3.22.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mleccha, Darshana, Punya, Vinaya, Bhavatah, Bhavat, Bhavata, Shalagrama, Svayam, Brahma, Brahman, Saccidananda, Vigraha, Tad, Darshanamatra, Kshaya, Yasyat, Yasyanti, Mala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.3.22.16). 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: “mlecchaiśca darśanaṃ puṇyaṃ vinayādbhaktibhāvataḥ
  • mlecchaiś -
  • mleccha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mleccha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • vinayād -
  • vinaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vinaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhakti -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhāvataḥ -
  • bhāvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śālagrāmaḥ svayaṃ brahma saccidānaṃdavigrahaḥ
  • śālagrāmaḥ -
  • śālagrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saccidānanda -
  • saccidānanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saccidānanda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vigrahaḥ -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tasya darśanamātreṇa kṣayaṃ yāsyaṃti vai malāḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • darśanamātreṇa -
  • darśanamātra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    darśanamātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāsyanti -
  • -> yāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • malāḥ -
  • mala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    malā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.3.22.16

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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