Bhavishya Purana [sanskrit]

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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 4.164.38

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स्वदत्तां परदत्तां वा यत्नाद्रक्षेद्युधिष्ठिर ।
महीं महीभृतां श्रेष्ठ दानाच्छ्रेयोनुपालनम् ॥ ३८ ॥

svadattāṃ paradattāṃ vā yatnādrakṣedyudhiṣṭhira |
mahīṃ mahībhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha dānācchreyonupālanam || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.164.38 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 (4.164.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svadat, Para, Datta, Var, Yatna, Yudhishthira, Mahi, Mahibhrit, Shreshtha, Dana, Shreya, Palana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.164.38). 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: “svadattāṃ paradattāṃ vā yatnādrakṣedyudhiṣṭhira ”
svadat -
√svad -> svadat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √svad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svad class 1 verb]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
para -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dattām -
dattā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yatnād -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
rakṣed -
√rakṣ (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
yudhiṣṭhira -
yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “mahīṃ mahībhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha dānācchreyonupālanam ”
mahīm -
mahī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
mahībhṛtām -
mahībhṛt (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
śreṣṭha -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dānācch -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
śreyo -
√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrā -> śreya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrā -> śreyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śri -> śreyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb]

√śrī -> śreyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]

√śrā (verb class 2)

[optative middle first single]
unu -
√u (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
pālanam -
pālana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pālana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.164.38

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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Last Updated: 03 February, 2024