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 169.26

वैश्येऽष्टमांशे वृत्तस्थे शूद्रे ज्ञेयस्तु षोडशः ।
मार्जरनकुलौ हत्वा चासं मण्डूकमेव च ॥ २६ ॥

vaiśye'ṣṭamāṃśe vṛttasthe śūdre jñeyastu ṣoḍaśaḥ |
mārjaranakulau hatvā cāsaṃ maṇḍūkameva ca || 26 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 169.26 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 (169.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishya, Ashtama, Amsha, Vritta, Tha, Shudra, Jneya, Shodasha, Marjara, Nakula, Casa, Manduka, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 169.26). 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: “vaiśye'ṣṭamāṃśe vṛttasthe śūdre jñeyastu ṣoḍaśaḥ
  • vaiśye' -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṣṭamā -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṃśe -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vṛttas -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śūdre -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jñeyas -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ṣoḍaśaḥ -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mārjaranakulau hatvā cāsaṃ maṇḍūkameva ca
  • mārjara -
  • mārjara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārjara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakulau -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • cāsam -
  • cāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍūkam -
  • maṇḍūka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍūka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 169.26

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 169.26 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶ್ಯೇಽಷ್ಟಮಾಂಶೇ ವೃತ್ತಸ್ಥೇ ಶೂದ್ರೇ ಜ್ಞೇಯಸ್ತು ಷೋಡಶಃ ।
ಮಾರ್ಜರನಕುಲೌ ಹತ್ವಾ ಚಾಸಂ ಮಣ್ಡೂಕಮೇವ ಚ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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