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 34.3

प्रक्षालितकराङ्घ्रिः सन् विन्यस्यार्घ्यकरो नरः ।
अर्घ्याद्भिस्तु शिरः प्रोक्ष्च द्वारदेशादिकं तथा ॥ ३ ॥

prakṣālitakarāṅghriḥ san vinyasyārghyakaro naraḥ |
arghyādbhistu śiraḥ prokṣca dvāradeśādikaṃ tathā || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 34.3 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 (34.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prakshalita, Kara, Anghri, Sat, Vinyasya, Arghya, Karas, Nara, Nri, Shira, Shiras, Dvaradesha, Adika, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 34.3). 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: “prakṣālitakarāṅghriḥ san vinyasyārghyakaro naraḥ
  • prakṣālita -
  • prakṣālita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prakṣālita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karā -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṅghriḥ -
  • aṅghri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vinyasyā -
  • vinyasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinyasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinyasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arghya -
  • arghya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arghya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    argh -> arghya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √argh]
  • karo* -
  • karas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “arghyādbhistu śiraḥ prokṣca dvāradeśādikaṃ tathā
  • arghyā -
  • arghya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arghya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    argh -> arghya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √argh]
    arghyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adbhis -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse prokṣca*dv
  • dvāradeśā -
  • dvāradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvāradeśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adikam -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 34.3

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 34.3 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಕ್ಷಾಲಿತಕರಾಙ್ಘ್ರಿಃ ಸನ್ ವಿನ್ಯಸ್ಯಾರ್ಘ್ಯಕರೋ ನರಃ ।
ಅರ್ಘ್ಯಾದ್ಭಿಸ್ತು ಶಿರಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷ್ಚ ದ್ವಾರದೇಶಾದಿಕಂ ತಥಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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