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 3.4.26.38

यदा धर्मो भवेद्वृद्धस्तदायुश्चैव वर्द्धते ।
सप्तश्लोकसहस्राणि खण्डेऽस्मिन्कथितानि हि ।
अतश्चोत्तरखण्डं हि वर्णयामि मनो शृणु ॥ ३८ ॥

yadā dharmo bhavedvṛddhastadāyuścaiva varddhate |
saptaślokasahasrāṇi khaṇḍe'sminkathitāni hi |
ataścottarakhaṇḍaṃ hi varṇayāmi mano śṛṇu || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.4.26.38 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 (3.4.26.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Dharma, Vriddha, Tada, Riddha, Tad, Yushmad, Sapta, Saptan, Shloka, Sahasra, Khanda, Idam, Kathita, Atah, Uttarakhanda, Manu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.4.26.38). 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: “yadā dharmo bhavedvṛddhastadāyuścaiva varddhate
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vṛddhas -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayuś -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • var -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṛddha -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “saptaślokasahasrāṇi khaṇḍe'sminkathitāni hi
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • śloka -
  • śloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ślok (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • khaṇḍe' -
  • khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    khaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kathitāni -
  • kathita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 3: “ataścottarakhaṇḍaṃ hi varṇayāmi mano śṛṇu
  • ataś -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttarakhaṇḍam -
  • uttarakhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • varṇayāmi -
  • varṇ (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • mano -
  • manu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.4.26.38

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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