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 31.43

यथा विष्णौ स्मृते सद्यः सङ्क्षयं यान्ति पातकाः ।
सत्येन तेन सकलं दुष्टमस्य प्रशाम्यतु ॥ ४३ ॥

yathā viṣṇau smṛte sadyaḥ saṅkṣayaṃ yānti pātakāḥ |
satyena tena sakalaṃ duṣṭamasya praśāmyatu || 43 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 31.43 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 (31.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Vishnu, Smrita, Smriti, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Sankshaya, Yantin, Yanti, Pataka, Satya, Tad, Tena, Sakala, Dushta, Idam, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.43). 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: “yathā viṣṇau smṛte sadyaḥ saṅkṣayaṃ yānti pātakāḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viṣṇau -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • smṛte -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • sadyaḥ -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkṣayam -
  • saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pātakāḥ -
  • pātaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pātakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “satyena tena sakalaṃ duṣṭamasya praśāmyatu
  • satyena -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sakalam -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duṣṭam -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śāmyatu -
  • śam (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 31.43

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 31.43 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ವಿಷ್ಣೌ ಸ್ಮೃತೇ ಸದ್ಯಃ ಸಙ್ಕ್ಷಯಂ ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಪಾತಕಾಃ ।
ಸತ್ಯೇನ ತೇನ ಸಕಲಂ ದುಷ್ಟಮಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಶಾಮ್ಯತು ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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