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 3.4.12.1

सूत उवाच ॥ ।
पुनः शृणु कथां रम्यां प्रयागे जीवभाषिताम्॥ ।
हिर्बुर्नाम पुरा चासीद्दानवो लोककंटकः ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca || |
punaḥ śṛṇu kathāṃ ramyāṃ prayāge jīvabhāṣitām || |
hirburnāma purā cāsīddānavo lokakaṃṭakaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.4.12.1 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:

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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 (3.4.12.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suta, Puna, Katha, Ramya, Prayaga, Jiva, Jivan, Bhashita, Pura, Pur, Danava, Danu, Lokakantaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.4.12.1). 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: “sūta uvāca ||
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “punaḥ śṛṇu kathāṃ ramyāṃ prayāge jīvabhāṣitām ||
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ramyām -
  • ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
  • prayāge -
  • prayāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prayāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jīva -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāṣitām -
  • bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “hirburnāma purā cāsīddānavo lokakaṃṭakaḥ
  • Cannot analyse hirburnāma*pu
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • dānavo* -
  • dānavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dānu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dānu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lokakaṇṭakaḥ -
  • lokakaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.4.12.1

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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