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 210.5

मण्डपे मण्डले दानं देवान् प्रार्च्यार्पयेद्द्विजे ।
मेरुदानानि पुण्यानि मेरवो दश तान् शृणु ॥ ५ ॥

maṇḍape maṇḍale dānaṃ devān prārcyārpayeddvije |
merudānāni puṇyāni meravo daśa tān śṛṇu || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 210.5 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 (210.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mandapa, Mandala, Dana, Deva, Pra, Arcya, Dvija, Merudana, Punya, Meru, Dasha, Dashan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 210.5). 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: “maṇḍape maṇḍale dānaṃ devān prārcyārpayeddvije
  • maṇḍape -
  • maṇḍapa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    maṇḍapa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    maṇḍapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcyā -
  • arcya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    arcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛc]
    arcyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ṛc]
  • arpayed -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • dvije -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “merudānāni puṇyāni meravo daśa tān śṛṇu
  • merudānāni -
  • merudāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puṇyāni -
  • puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • meravo* -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 210.5

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 210.5 in Kannada sript:
ಮಣ್ಡಪೇ ಮಣ್ಡಲೇ ದಾನಂ ದೇವಾನ್ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಚ್ಯಾರ್ಪಯೇದ್ದ್ವಿಜೇ ।
ಮೇರುದಾನಾನಿ ಪುಣ್ಯಾನಿ ಮೇರವೋ ದಶ ತಾನ್ ಶೃಣು ॥ ೫ ॥

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