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 153.3

षष्ठेऽष्टमे वा सीमन्तं पुत्रीयं नामभं शुभं ।
अच्छिन्ननाड्यां कर्तव्यं जातकर्म विचक्षणैः ॥ ३ ॥

ṣaṣṭhe'ṣṭame vā sīmantaṃ putrīyaṃ nāmabhaṃ śubhaṃ |
acchinnanāḍyāṃ kartavyaṃ jātakarma vicakṣaṇaiḥ || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 153.3 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 (153.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shashtha, Ashtama, Simanta, Putriya, Naman, Bha, Shubha, Shubh, Acchinna, Nadi, Kartavya, Jatakarman, Vicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 153.3). 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: “ṣaṣṭhe'ṣṭame sīmantaṃ putrīyaṃ nāmabhaṃ śubhaṃ
  • ṣaṣṭhe' -
  • ṣaṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣaṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aṣṭame -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṣṭama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sīmantam -
  • sīmanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • putrīyam -
  • putrīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putrīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bham -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “acchinnanāḍyāṃ kartavyaṃ jātakarma vicakṣaṇaiḥ
  • acchinna -
  • acchinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acchinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāḍyām -
  • nāḍi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nāḍī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • jātakarma -
  • jātakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vicakṣaṇaiḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vicakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 153.3

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 153.3 in Kannada sript:
ಷಷ್ಠೇಽಷ್ಟಮೇ ವಾ ಸೀಮನ್ತಂ ಪುತ್ರೀಯಂ ನಾಮಭಂ ಶುಭಂ ।
ಅಚ್ಛಿನ್ನನಾಡ್ಯಾಂ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಜಾತಕರ್ಮ ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣೈಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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