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 73.13

गुरुं विद्यां हरिं प्रार्च्य पुराणादि लिखेन्नरः ।
पूर्ववन्मण्डलाद्ये च ऐशान्यां भद्रपीठके ॥ १३ ॥

guruṃ vidyāṃ hariṃ prārcya purāṇādi likhennaraḥ |
pūrvavanmaṇḍalādye ca aiśānyāṃ bhadrapīṭhake || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 73.13 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 (73.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Vidya, Hari, Pra, Arcya, Purana, Nara, Nri, Purvavah, Purvavat, Mandala, Yah, Yat, Aishani, Bhadrapitha, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 73.13). 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: “guruṃ vidyāṃ hariṃ prārcya purāṇādi likhennaraḥ
  • gurum -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidyām -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • harim -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcya -
  • arcya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    arcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ṛc]
  • purāṇā -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • likhen -
  • likh (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “pūrvavanmaṇḍalādye ca aiśānyāṃ bhadrapīṭhake
  • pūrvavan -
  • pūrvavat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvavah (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pūrvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍalād -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aiśānyām -
  • aiśānī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • bhadrapīṭha -
  • bhadrapīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 73.13

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 73.13 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ಹರಿಂ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಚ್ಯ ಪುರಾಣಾದಿ ಲಿಖೇನ್ನರಃ ।
ಪೂರ್ವವನ್ಮಣ್ಡಲಾದ್ಯೇ ಚ ಐಶಾನ್ಯಾಂ ಭದ್ರಪೀಠಕೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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