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 4.26.21

सिंदूरं स्नानचूर्णं च तासां शिरसि पातयेत् ।
सिंदूरं कुंकुमं स्नानमिष्टं सत्याः सदा यतः ॥ २१ ॥

siṃdūraṃ snānacūrṇaṃ ca tāsāṃ śirasi pātayet |
siṃdūraṃ kuṃkumaṃ snānamiṣṭaṃ satyāḥ sadā yataḥ || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.26.21 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 (4.26.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sindura, Snana, Curna, Shiras, Kunkuma, Ishtam, Ishta, Sati, Satya, Sada, Yatah, Yat, Yata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.26.21). 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: “siṃdūraṃ snānacūrṇaṃ ca tāsāṃ śirasi pātayet
  • sindūram -
  • sindūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sindūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • snāna -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cūrṇam -
  • cūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śirasi -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pātayet -
  • pat (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “siṃdūraṃ kuṃkumaṃ snānamiṣṭaṃ satyāḥ sadā yataḥ
  • sindūram -
  • sindūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sindūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuṅkumam -
  • kuṅkuma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṅkumā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kuṅkuma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣṭam -
  • iṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • satyāḥ -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.26.21

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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