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 4.56.4

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।
क्षीरोदसागरे पूर्वं मथ्यमानेऽमृतार्थिना ।
विष्णुना बाहुजंघाभ्यां यद्धृतो मन्दरो गिरिः ॥ ४ ॥

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
kṣīrodasāgare pūrvaṃ mathyamāne'mṛtārthinā |
viṣṇunā bāhujaṃghābhyāṃ yaddhṛto mandaro giriḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.56.4 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 (4.56.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrikrishna, Kshiroda, Sagara, Purvam, Purva, Mathyamana, Amrita, Arthin, Arthi, Vishnu, Jangha, Yat, Yad, Hrit, Hrita, Mandara, Giri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • 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: “kṣīrodasāgare pūrvaṃ mathyamāne'mṛtārthinā
  • kṣīroda -
  • kṣīroda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāgare -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāgarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mathyamāne' -
  • manth -> mathyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √manth class 1 verb], [locative single from √manth class 9 verb]
    manth -> mathyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [locative single from √manth class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [locative single from √manth class 9 verb]
    manth -> mathyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative single from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [vocative single from √manth class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 9 verb]
    mathyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mathyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • amṛtā -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • arthinā -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “viṣṇunā bāhujaṃghābhyāṃ yaddhṛto mandaro giriḥ
  • viṣṇunā -
  • viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bāhu -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jaṅghābhyām -
  • jaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    jaṅghā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • yaddh -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hṛto* -
  • hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • mandaro* -
  • mandara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • giriḥ -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.56.4

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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