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 7.16

सीतया प्रेरितो रामः शरेणाथावधीच्च तम् ।
म्रियमाणो मृगः प्राह हा सीते लक्ष्मणेति च ॥ १६ ॥

sītayā prerito rāmaḥ śareṇāthāvadhīcca tam |
mriyamāṇo mṛgaḥ prāha hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.16 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 (7.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sita, Preritri, Prerita, Rama, Mriyamana, Mriga, Mrigas, Praha, Han, Lakshmana, Lakshman, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.16). 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: “sītayā prerito rāmaḥ śareṇāthāvadhīcca tam
  • sītayā -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √sai class 1 verb]
  • prerito* -
  • preritṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prerita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāmaḥ -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • Cannot analyse śareṇāthāvadhīcca*ta
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mriyamāṇo mṛgaḥ prāha sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca
  • mriyamāṇo* -
  • mṛ -> mriyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • mṛgaḥ -
  • mṛgas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sīte -
  • sītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [locative single from √sai class 1 verb]
    sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb]
  • lakṣmaṇe -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lakṣmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 7.16

Cover of edition (2007)

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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Cover of edition (2023)

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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Cover of edition (2006)

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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Cover of edition (2013)

The Agni Purana (Hindi)
by (2013)

Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Title: अग्निपुराण (केवल हिन्दी अनुवाद); ISBN-10: 8129302934; ISBN-13: 9788129302939; 848 pages.

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Cover of edition (2013)

Agni Purana (Kannada)
by Sreedharananda (2013)

Publisher: Pooja Pusthaka Bhandara, Bangalore; Title: ಅಗ್ನಿ ಪುರಾಣ; 560 pages.

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Preview of verse 7.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸೀತಯಾ ಪ್ರೇರಿತೋ ರಾಮಃ ಶರೇಣಾಥಾವಧೀಚ್ಚ ತಮ್ ।
ಮ್ರಿಯಮಾಣೋ ಮೃಗಃ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಹಾ ಸೀತೇ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣೇತಿ ಚ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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