As a deity name
Name 549 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 425 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
भविष्य · bhavishya · adj.
Future; what has yet to be, what will be, the future — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 196
भविष्य · masculine
the future (that which is yet to happen); future tense
भविष्य
future
Śabdasāgara also records: वर्तमान काल के उपरात आनेवाला । (काल) । वह (काल) जो प्रस्तुत काल के समाप्त हो जाने पर आनेवाला हो । आनेवाला (काल)
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi भविष्य — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भविष्य (bhaviṣya).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
bhaviṣya mfn. to be about to become or come to pass, future, imminent, impending, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
bhaviṣya n. the future, Hariv.; Pur.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be about to become or come to pass, future, imminent, impending, &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
bhaviṣya mfn. to be about to become or come to pass, future, imminent, impending, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
bhaviṣya n. the future, Hariv.; Pur.
= -purāṇa (below).
bhaviṣya a. 1 Future. 2 Imminent, impending; Pt. 1. 91. — ṣyaṃ The future, futurity. Comp. — kālaḥ the future tense. — jñānaṃ knowledge of futurity. — purāṇaṃ N. of one of the 18 Purāṇas.
bhaviṣya mfn. (-ṣyaḥ-ṣyā-ṣyaṃ) Future, what will be. E. see bhaviṣyat, the final rejected.
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