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 38.17

समुद्धत्य हरेर्द्धाम प्राप्नोति द्विगुणं फलम् ।
पतितस्य तु यः कर्त्ता पतितस्य च रक्षिता ॥ १७ ॥

samuddhatya harerddhāma prāpnoti dviguṇaṃ phalam |
patitasya tu yaḥ karttā patitasya ca rakṣitā || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 38.17 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 (38.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samud, Hatya, Pra, Dviguna, Phala, Patita, Yah, Karttri, Rakshitri, Rakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 38.17). 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: “samuddhatya harerddhāma prāpnoti dviguṇaṃ phalam
  • samuddh -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hatya -
  • hatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han -> hatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • Cannot analyse harerddhāma*pr
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • dviguṇam -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “patitasya tu yaḥ karttā patitasya ca rakṣitā
  • patitasya -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    patita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karttā -
  • karttṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛt (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛt (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • patitasya -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    patita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣitā -
  • rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 38.17

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 38.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮುದ್ಧತ್ಯ ಹರೇರ್ದ್ಧಾಮ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಂ ಫಲಮ್ ।
ಪತಿತಸ್ಯ ತು ಯಃ ಕರ್ತ್ತಾ ಪತಿತಸ್ಯ ಚ ರಕ್ಷಿತಾ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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