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 81.24

मण्डले कर्मणां साक्षी कलशे यज्ञरक्षकः ।
होमाधिकरणं वह्नौ शिष्ये पाशविमोचकः ॥ २४ ॥

maṇḍale karmaṇāṃ sākṣī kalaśe yajñarakṣakaḥ |
homādhikaraṇaṃ vahnau śiṣye pāśavimocakaḥ || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 81.24 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 (81.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mandala, Karman, Sakshi, Sakshin, Kalasha, Kalashi, Yajnarakshaka, Homa, Adhikarana, Vahni, Shishya, Pashavimocaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 81.24). 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: “maṇḍale karmaṇāṃ sākṣī kalaśe yajñarakṣakaḥ
  • maṇḍale -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sākṣī -
  • sākṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalaśe -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalaśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • yajñarakṣakaḥ -
  • yajñarakṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “homādhikaraṇaṃ vahnau śiṣye pāśavimocakaḥ
  • homā -
  • homa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhikaraṇam -
  • adhikaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhikaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vahnau -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śiṣye -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [locative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [present passive first single]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    śiṣ (verb class 7)
    [present passive first single]
  • pāśavimocakaḥ -
  • pāśavimocaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 81.24

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 81.24 in Kannada sript:
ಮಣ್ಡಲೇ ಕರ್ಮಣಾಂ ಸಾಕ್ಷೀ ಕಲಶೇ ಯಜ್ಞರಕ್ಷಕಃ ।
ಹೋಮಾಧಿಕರಣಂ ವಹ್ನೌ ಶಿಷ್ಯೇ ಪಾಶವಿಮೋಚಕಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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