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 154.1

विवाहः ।
पुष्कर उवाच ।
विप्रश्चतस्रो विन्देत भार्यास्तिस्रस्तु भूमिपः ।
द्वे च वैश्यो यथाकामं भार्यैकामपि चान्त्यजः ॥ १ ॥

vivāhaḥ |
puṣkara uvāca |
vipraścatasro vindeta bhāryāstisrastu bhūmipaḥ |
dve ca vaiśyo yathākāmaṃ bhāryaikāmapi cāntyajaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 154.1 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 (154.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vivaha, Pushkara, Vipra, Bharya, Tisri, Astu, Bhumipa, Dva, Vaishya, Yathakama, Bhari, Bharin, Aika, Api, Tyaj, Tyajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 154.1). 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: “vivāhaḥ
  • vivāhaḥ -
  • vivāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “puṣkara uvāca
  • puṣkara* -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “vipraścatasro vindeta bhāryāstisrastu bhūmipaḥ
  • vipraś -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • catasro -
  • vindeta -
  • vid (verb class 6)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • bhāryās -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • tisra -
  • tisṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tisṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tisṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • bhūmipaḥ -
  • bhūmipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “dve ca vaiśyo yathākāmaṃ bhāryaikāmapi cāntyajaḥ
  • dve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiśyo* -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathākāmam -
  • yathākāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathākāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathākāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāryai -
  • bhāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhṛ]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative passive first single]
  • aikām -
  • aikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tyajaḥ -
  • tyajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tyaj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tyaj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 154.1

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 154.1 in Kannada sript:
ವಿವಾಹಃ ।
ಪುಷ್ಕರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಿಪ್ರಶ್ಚತಸ್ರೋ ವಿನ್ದೇತ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಸ್ತಿಸ್ರಸ್ತು ಭೂಮಿಪಃ ।
ದ್ವೇ ಚ ವೈಶ್ಯೋ ಯಥಾಕಾಮಂ ಭಾರ್ಯೈಕಾಮಪಿ ಚಾನ್ತ್ಯಜಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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