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 4.83.5

तस्य मोक्षः कथं कृष्ण सर्वथा दुर्ल्लभो हरिः ।
अल्पायासेन लभते येन देवः सनातनः ।
तन्मे सामान्यतो ब्रूहि सर्ववर्णेषु यद्भवेत् ॥ ५ ॥

tasya mokṣaḥ kathaṃ kṛṣṇa sarvathā durllabho hariḥ |
alpāyāsena labhate yena devaḥ sanātanaḥ |
tanme sāmānyato brūhi sarvavarṇeṣu yadbhavet || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.83.5 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 (4.83.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Moksha, Katham, Katha, Krishna, Sarvatha, Hari, Alpa, Asa, Labhat, Yena, Yah, Yat, Deva, Devri, Sanatana, Samanyatah, Sarvavarna, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.83.5). 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: “tasya mokṣaḥ kathaṃ kṛṣṇa sarvathā durllabho hariḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mokṣaḥ -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvathā -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse durllabho*ha
  • hariḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “alpāyāsena labhate yena devaḥ sanātanaḥ
  • alpāyā -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • āsena -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • devaḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sanātanaḥ -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tanme sāmānyato brūhi sarvavarṇeṣu yadbhavet
  • tanme -
  • sāmānyato* -
  • sāmānyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarvavarṇeṣu -
  • sarvavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvavarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • yad -
  • 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]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.83.5

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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