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 4.5.47

द्विजाय दुःखं यः कुर्यात्प्रकारैर्बहुभिः सदा ।
सेवते यो द्विजः शूद्रां सुरां जिघ्रति कामतः ॥ ४७ ॥

dvijāya duḥkhaṃ yaḥ kuryātprakārairbahubhiḥ sadā |
sevate yo dvijaḥ śūdrāṃ surāṃ jighrati kāmataḥ || 47 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.5.47 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 (4.5.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvija, Duhkham, Duhkha, Yah, Prakara, Bahu, Sada, Sad, Shudra, Sura, Jighrat, Jighrati, Kamatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.5.47). 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: “dvijāya duḥkhaṃ yaḥ kuryātprakārairbahubhiḥ sadā
  • dvijāya -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • prakārair -
  • prakāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bahubhiḥ -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sevate yo dvijaḥ śūdrāṃ surāṃ jighrati kāmataḥ
  • sevate -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdrām -
  • śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • surām -
  • surā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • jighrati -
  • ghṛ -> jighrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb]
    ghṛ -> jighrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb]
    ghṛ -> jighratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> jighrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> jighrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ghrā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ghrā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ghrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ghrā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ghrā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ghrā class 3 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> jighratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghṛ (verb class 3)
    [present active third plural]
    ghrā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    ghrā (verb class 3)
    [present active third plural]
  • kāmataḥ -
  • kāmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.5.47

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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