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 4.5.34

गवां क्षत्रियवेश्यानां स्त्रीशूद्राणां विशेषतः ।
यज्ञारामतडागानां दारापत्यस्य विक्रयः ।
तीर्थयात्रोपवासानां व्रतायतनकर्मणाम् ॥ ३४ ॥

gavāṃ kṣatriyaveśyānāṃ strīśūdrāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ |
yajñārāmataḍāgānāṃ dārāpatyasya vikrayaḥ |
tīrthayātropavāsānāṃ vratāyatanakarmaṇām || 34 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.5.34 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 (4.5.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gava, Kshatriya, Veshya, Stri, Shudra, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Yajna, Arama, Tadaga, Dara, Apatya, Vikraya, Tirthayatra, Upavasa, Vrata, Tana, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.5.34). 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: “gavāṃ kṣatriyaveśyānāṃ strīśūdrāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ
  • gavām -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣatriya -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veśyānām -
  • veśya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    veśya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √viś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śūdrāṇām -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yajñārāmataḍāgānāṃ dārāpatyasya vikrayaḥ
  • yajñā -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arāma -
  • arāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • taḍāgānām -
  • taḍāga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • dārā -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apatyasya -
  • apatya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vikrayaḥ -
  • vikraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tīrthayātropavāsānāṃ vratāyatanakarmaṇām
  • tīrthayātro -
  • tīrthayātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upavāsānām -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vratāya -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tana -
  • tana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.5.34

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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