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 4.61.40

अंबिका तु भृशं तुष्टा तेषां चक्रे क्षणात्क्षयम् ।
कालरात्री दानवानां मारीव निपपात सा ।
जीवितानि च जग्राह दैत्यानां देवनंदिनी ॥ ४० ॥

aṃbikā tu bhṛśaṃ tuṣṭā teṣāṃ cakre kṣaṇātkṣayam |
kālarātrī dānavānāṃ mārīva nipapāta sā |
jīvitāni ca jagrāha daityānāṃ devanaṃdinī || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.61.40 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 (4.61.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ambika, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Tushta, Tad, Cakra, Cakri, Kshanat, Kshana, Kshaya, Kalaratri, Danava, Mari, Marin, Iva, Nipa, Pata, Jivita, Daitya, Devanandin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.61.40). 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: “aṃbikā tu bhṛśaṃ tuṣṭā teṣāṃ cakre kṣaṇātkṣayam
  • ambikā -
  • ambikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tuṣṭā -
  • tuṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • kṣaṇāt -
  • kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kālarātrī dānavānāṃ mārīva nipapāta
  • kālarātrī -
  • kālarātrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kālarātri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dānavānām -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • mārī -
  • māri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    mārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nipa -
  • nipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāta -
  • pāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “jīvitāni ca jagrāha daityānāṃ devanaṃdinī
  • jīvitāni -
  • jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • daityānām -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • devanandin -
  • devanandin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.61.40

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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