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 4.12.1

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।
अथ पापापहं वक्ष्ये बृहद्व्रतमनुत्तमम् ।
सुरासुरमुनीनां च दुर्ल्लभं विधिना शृणु ॥ १ ॥

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
atha pāpāpahaṃ vakṣye bṛhadvratamanuttamam |
surāsuramunīnāṃ ca durllabhaṃ vidhinā śṛṇu || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.12.1 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:

Buy now! Sanskrit text by S. N. Khandelwal (2022)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.12.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrikrishna, Atha, Papa, Apaha, Vakshya, Brihadvrata, Anuttama, Surasura, Ina, Vidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.12.1). 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: “śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca
  • śrīkṛṣṇa* -
  • śrīkṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “atha pāpāpahaṃ vakṣye bṛhadvratamanuttamam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pāpā -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apaham -
  • apaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • bṛhadvratam -
  • bṛhadvrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bṛhadvrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bṛhadvratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anuttamam -
  • anuttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “surāsuramunīnāṃ ca durllabhaṃ vidhinā śṛṇu
  • surāsuram -
  • surāsura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    surāsurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • unī -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • inām -
  • inā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse durllabham*vi
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental 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 4.12.1

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

Buy now!
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: