Agni Purana [sanskrit]

97,288 words

This Sanskrit edition of the Agnipurana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. It contains either 382 or 383 chapters and over 10.000 verses (Sanskrit Shlokas).

Verse 1.18

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यत्तददृश्ययमग्राह्यमगोत्रचरणं ध्रुवम् ।
विष्णुनोक्तं यथा मह्यं देवेभ्यो ब्रह्मणा पुरा ॥ १८ ॥

yattadadṛśyayamagrāhyamagotracaraṇaṃ dhruvam |
viṣṇunoktaṃ yathā mahyaṃ devebhyo brahmaṇā purā || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.18 is contained in the book The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition) by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे). This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे) (1987)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatta, Dad, Rishya, Yama, Grahya, Agotra, Carana, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Vishnu, Ukta, Yatha, Mahya, Asmad, Deva, Brahman, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.18). 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: “yattadadṛśyayamagrāhyamagotracaraṇaṃ dhruvam ”
yatta -
yatta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]

√yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
dad -
dad (noun, masculine)

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

dad (noun, neuter)

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

dat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
ṛśya -
ṛśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yama -
yama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grāhyam -
grāhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

grāhya (noun, neuter)

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

grāhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √grah]

√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √grah]

√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √grah]

√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]

√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
agotra -
agotra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agotra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
caraṇam -
caraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

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

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “viṣṇunoktaṃ yathā mahyaṃ devebhyo brahmaṇā purā ”
viṣṇuno -
viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
uktam -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

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

uktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahyam -
mahya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahya (noun, neuter)

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

mahyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
devebhyo* -
deva (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
brahmaṇā -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.18

Agni Purana with Hindi Translation
by Tarinish Jha and Dr. Ghanshayam Tripathi (तारिणीश् झा और डॉ. घनश्याम त्रिपाठी) (2007)

Publisher: Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad; 1199 pages; Title: अग्निपुराणम् (संस्कृत एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद);

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Agni Purana (Two Volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2023)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; Editor: K. L. Joshi.; ISBN-10: 8171101690; ISBN-13: 9788171101696; 1070 pages.

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Agni-Purana (Set of 4 Volumes)
by N. Gangadharan (2006)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; ISBN: Part I 8120803590 (9788120803596); Part II 8120803604 (‎9788120803602); Part III 8120801741 (9788120801745); Part IV 812080306X (9788120803060); 1271 pages.

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