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 3.4.25.178

विस्मितः स तदा ब्रह्मा नररूपश्चतुर्मुखः ।
नाले नाले गतोसौ वै दिव्यं जातं शतं समाः ॥ १७८ ॥

vismitaḥ sa tadā brahmā nararūpaścaturmukhaḥ |
nāle nāle gatosau vai divyaṃ jātaṃ śataṃ samāḥ || 178 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.4.25.178 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 (3.4.25.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vismita, Tada, Brahma, Nararupa, Caturmukha, Nala, Nali, Gat, Gata, Divya, Jata, Shata, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.4.25.178). 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: “vismitaḥ sa tadā brahmā nararūpaścaturmukhaḥ
  • vismitaḥ -
  • vismita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nararūpaś -
  • nararūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturmukhaḥ -
  • caturmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nāle nāle gatosau vai divyaṃ jātaṃ śataṃ samāḥ
  • nāle -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nāli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nāle -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nāli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • gato -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • usau -
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samāḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (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 3.4.25.178

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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