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 4.159.45

एकापि गौर्बहुगुणा गुणिने प्रदत्ता दातुः कुलं त्रिपुरुषं विधिवत्पुनाति ।
यः श्रद्धया वितरतीह गवां सहस्रं शक्यं फलं न नृपतेऽस्य मयाभिधातुम् ॥ ४५ ॥

ekāpi gaurbahuguṇā guṇine pradattā dātuḥ kulaṃ tripuruṣaṃ vidhivatpunāti |
yaḥ śraddhayā vitaratīha gavāṃ sahasraṃ śakyaṃ phalaṃ na nṛpate'sya mayābhidhātum || 45 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.159.45 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 (4.159.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Api, Bahuguna, Gunin, Guni, Pradatta, Datri, Datu, Kula, Tripurusha, Vidhivat, Yah, Shraddhaya, Shraddha, Vita, Rati, Iha, Gava, Sahasram, Sahasra, Shakya, Phala, Nripati, Idam, Maya, Asmad, Abhidha, Atu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.159.45). 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: “ekāpi gaurbahuguṇā guṇine pradattā dātuḥ kulaṃ tripuruṣaṃ vidhivatpunāti
  • ekā -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gaur -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bahuguṇā* -
  • bahuguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahuguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇine -
  • guṇin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    guṇin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    guṇī (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • pradattā* -
  • pradatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pradattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dātuḥ -
  • dātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tripuruṣam -
  • tripuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tripuruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tripuruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • punāti -
  • (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “yaḥ śraddhayā vitaratīha gavāṃ sahasraṃ śakyaṃ phalaṃ na nṛpate'sya mayābhidhātum
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śraddhayā -
  • śraddhayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vita -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratī -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gavām -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sahasram -
  • sahasram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpate' -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mayā -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhidhā -
  • abhidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātum -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.159.45

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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