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 4.5.40

देवाग्निसाधुसाध्वीनां निंदा गोब्राह्मणस्य च ।
प्रत्यक्षं वा परोक्षं वा राज्ञां मण्डलिकामपि ।
दुःशीला नास्तिकाः पापाः सर्वशून्यस्य वादिनः ॥ ४० ॥

devāgnisādhusādhvīnāṃ niṃdā gobrāhmaṇasya ca |
pratyakṣaṃ vā parokṣaṃ vā rājñāṃ maṇḍalikāmapi |
duḥśīlā nāstikāḥ pāpāḥ sarvaśūnyasya vādinaḥ || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.5.40 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 (4.5.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devagni, Sadhu, Sadhvi, Ninda, Gobrahmana, Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Paroksha, Var, Rajan, Mandalika, Api, Duhshila, Nastika, Papa, Sarvashunya, Vadi, Vadin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.5.40). 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: “devāgnisādhusādhvīnāṃ niṃdā gobrāhmaṇasya ca
  • devāgni -
  • devāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devāgni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devāgni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhvīnām -
  • sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nindā* -
  • nindā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ninda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gobrāhmaṇasya -
  • gobrāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pratyakṣaṃ parokṣaṃ rājñāṃ maṇḍalikāmapi
  • pratyakṣam -
  • pratyakṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • parokṣam -
  • parokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parokṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājñām -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • maṇḍalikām -
  • maṇḍalikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 3: “duḥśīlā nāstikāḥ pāpāḥ sarvaśūnyasya vādinaḥ
  • duḥśīlā* -
  • duḥśīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥśīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāstikāḥ -
  • nāstika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāstikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pāpāḥ -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvaśūnyasya -
  • sarvaśūnya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarvaśūnya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vādinaḥ -
  • vādi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vādī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.5.40

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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