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 4.14.6

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।
पुरा वृत्रवधे वृत्ते प्राप्तराज्ये पुरंदरे ।
ब्रह्महत्यापनोदार्थमश्वमेधे प्रवर्तिते ॥ ६ ॥

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
purā vṛtravadhe vṛtte prāptarājye puraṃdare |
brahmahatyāpanodārthamaśvamedhe pravartite || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.14.6 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 (4.14.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrikrishna, Pura, Vritravadha, Vritta, Vritti, Prapta, Rajya, Purandara, Brahmahatya, Apanoda, Artha, Ashvamedha, Pravartita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.14.6). 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: “purā vṛtravadhe vṛtte prāptarājye puraṃdare
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛtravadhe -
  • vṛtravadha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vṛtte -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • prāpta -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājye -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    rāj (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • purandare -
  • purandara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    purandara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purandarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “brahmahatyāpanodārthamaśvamedhe pravartite
  • brahmahatyā -
  • brahmahatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmahatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apanodā -
  • apanoda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aśvamedhe -
  • aśvamedha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pravartite -
  • pravartita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pravartita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pravartitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.14.6

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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