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 152.4

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हलमष्टगवं धर्म्यं षड्गवं जीवितार्थिनां ।
चर्तुर्गवं नृशंसानां द्विगवं धर्मघातिनां ॥ ४ ॥

halamaṣṭagavaṃ dharmyaṃ ṣaḍgavaṃ jīvitārthināṃ |
carturgavaṃ nṛśaṃsānāṃ dvigavaṃ dharmaghātināṃ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 152.4 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 (152.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hal, Hala, Ashtagava, Dharmya, Dharmi, Shadgava, Jivita, Arthin, Ritu, Gava, Nrishamsa, Dvigava, Dharma, Dharman, Ghatin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 152.4). 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: “halamaṣṭagavaṃ dharmyaṃ ṣaḍgavaṃ jīvitārthināṃ ”
halam -
hala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

halā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

hal (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
aṣṭagavam -
aṣṭagava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṣṭagava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

aṣṭagavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dharmyam -
dharmya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dharmyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dharmī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ṣaḍgavam -
ṣaḍgava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṣaḍgava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jīvitā -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
arthinām -
arthin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

arthin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “carturgavaṃ nṛśaṃsānāṃ dvigavaṃ dharmaghātināṃ ”
car -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛtur -
ṛtu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gavam -
gava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

gavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nṛśaṃsānām -
nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

nṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

nṛśaṃsā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
dvigavam -
dvigava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvigava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dvigavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dharma -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ghātinām -
ghātin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ghātin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 152.4

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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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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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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