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 4.1.22

अर्थशास्त्राणि यावंति धर्मशास्त्राणि यानि वै ।
श्रुतानि सर्वशास्त्राणि भीष्माद्भागीरथीसुतात् ॥ २२ ॥

arthaśāstrāṇi yāvaṃti dharmaśāstrāṇi yāni vai |
śrutāni sarvaśāstrāṇi bhīṣmādbhāgīrathīsutāt || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.1.22 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 (4.1.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arthashastra, Yavat, Dharmashastra, Yani, Yat, Shruta, Sarvashastra, Bhishma, Bhagirathi, Suta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.1.22). 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: “arthaśāstrāṇi yāvaṃti dharmaśāstrāṇi yāni vai
  • arthaśāstrāṇi -
  • arthaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāvanti -
  • yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmaśāstrāṇi -
  • dharmaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “śrutāni sarvaśāstrāṇi bhīṣmādbhāgīrathīsutāt
  • śrutāni -
  • śruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
  • sarvaśāstrāṇi -
  • sarvaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhīṣmād -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhāgīrathī -
  • bhāgīrathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sutāt -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.1.22

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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