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 4.151.16

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
ब्राह्मणप्रीणनार्थाय केशवस्य शिवस्य च ।
यानि दानानि देयानि तान्याचक्ष्य यदूत्तम ॥ १६ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
brāhmaṇaprīṇanārthāya keśavasya śivasya ca |
yāni dānāni deyāni tānyācakṣya yadūttama || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.151.16 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 (4.151.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Brahmana, Prinana, Artha, Keshava, Shiva, Yani, Yat, Dana, Deya, Tanya, Tani, Yadu, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.151.16). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (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: “brāhmaṇaprīṇanārthāya keśavasya śivasya ca
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prīṇanā -
  • prīṇana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prīṇana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prīṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • keśavasya -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śivasya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “yāni dānāni deyāni tānyācakṣya yadūttama
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • dānāni -
  • dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • deyāni -
  • deya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tānyā -
  • tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tānī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • acakṣya -
  • yadū -
  • yadu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uttama -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.151.16

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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