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 4.145.2

कथं मोक्षो भवेत्तस्य साध्यासाध्यं ब्रवीहि मे ।
गर्गेण कौशिकः पृष्ट इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ २ ॥

kathaṃ mokṣo bhavettasya sādhyāsādhyaṃ bravīhi me |
gargeṇa kauśikaḥ pṛṣṭa idaṃ vacanamabravīt || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.145.2 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 (4.145.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Moksha, Tad, Sadhyasa, Adhi, Asmad, Garga, Kaushika, Prishta, Idam, Vacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kathaṃ mokṣo bhavettasya sādhyāsādhyaṃ bravīhi me
  • 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]
  • mokṣo* -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • 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]
  • sādhyāsā -
  • sādhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sādhyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sādhyāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyam -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bravīhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “gargeṇa kauśikaḥ pṛṣṭa idaṃ vacanamabravīt
  • gargeṇa -
  • garga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kauśikaḥ -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛṣṭa* -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.145.2

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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