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 36.1

अग्निरुवाच ।
प्रातः स्नानं कृत्वा द्वारपालान् प्रपूज्य च ।
प्रविश्य गुप्ते देशे च समाकृष्याथ धारयेत् ॥ १ ॥

agniruvāca |
prātaḥ snānaṃ kṛtvā dvārapālān prapūjya ca |
praviśya gupte deśe ca samākṛṣyātha dhārayet || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 36.1 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 (36.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agni, Prata, Prat, Snana, Kritva, Kritvan, Dvarapala, Prapujya, Pravishya, Gupte, Gupta, Gupti, Desha, Samakrishya, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 36.1). 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: “agniruvāca
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “prātaḥ snānaṃ kṛtvā dvārapālān prapūjya ca
  • prātaḥ -
  • prāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √prā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvārapālān -
  • dvārapāla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prapūjya -
  • prapūjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prapūjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “praviśya gupte deśe ca samākṛṣyātha dhārayet
  • praviśya -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gupte -
  • gupte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    gupta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gupta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    guptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gupti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [locative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> guptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √gup class 4 verb]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samākṛṣyāt -
  • samākṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samākṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhārayet -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 36.1

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 36.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರಾತಃ ಸ್ನಾನಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ದ್ವಾರಪಾಲಾನ್ ಪ್ರಪೂಜ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಪ್ರವಿಶ್ಯ ಗುಪ್ತೇ ದೇಶೇ ಚ ಸಮಾಕೃಷ್ಯಾಥ ಧಾರಯೇತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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