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 4.205.53

न चाभीक्ष्णं शिरःस्नानं कार्यं निष्कारणं नरैः ।
अप्रशस्तं निशि स्नानं राहोरन्यत्र दर्शनात् ॥ ५३ ॥

na cābhīkṣṇaṃ śiraḥsnānaṃ kāryaṃ niṣkāraṇaṃ naraiḥ |
apraśastaṃ niśi snānaṃ rāhoranyatra darśanāt || 53 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.205.53 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 (4.205.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhikshnam, Abhikshna, Shirahsnana, Karya, Nishkarana, Nara, Aprashasta, Nish, Nishi, Snana, Rahu, Anyatra, Darshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.205.53). 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: “na cābhīkṣṇaṃ śiraḥsnānaṃ kāryaṃ niṣkāraṇaṃ naraiḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhīkṣṇam -
  • abhīkṣṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śiraḥsnānam -
  • śiraḥsnāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • niṣkāraṇam -
  • niṣkāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣkāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣkāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naraiḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “apraśastaṃ niśi snānaṃ rāhoranyatra darśanāt
  • apraśastam -
  • apraśasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apraśasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apraśastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niśi -
  • niśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rāhor -
  • rāhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • anyatra -
  • anyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • darśanāt -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.205.53

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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