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 220.9

वृद्धश्चान्तःपुराध्यक्षः पञ्चाशद्वार्षिकाः स्त्रियः ।
सप्तत्यव्दास्तु पुरुषाश्चरेयुः सर्वकर्मसु ॥ ९ ॥

vṛddhaścāntaḥpurādhyakṣaḥ pañcāśadvārṣikāḥ striyaḥ |
saptatyavdāstu puruṣāścareyuḥ sarvakarmasu || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 220.9 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 (220.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vriddha, Tas, Puradhyaksha, Pancashat, Varshika, Stri, Purusha, Sarvakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 220.9). 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: “vṛddhaścāntaḥpurādhyakṣaḥ pañcāśadvārṣikāḥ striyaḥ
  • vṛddhaś -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purādhyakṣaḥ -
  • purādhyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcāśad -
  • pañcāśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vārṣikāḥ -
  • vārṣika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vārṣikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “saptatyavdāstu puruṣāścareyuḥ sarvakarmasu
  • Cannot analyse saptatyavdāstu*pu
  • puruṣāś -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • careyuḥ -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third plural]
  • sarvakarmasu -
  • sarvakarman (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvakarman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 220.9

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 220.9 in Kannada sript:
ವೃದ್ಧಶ್ಚಾನ್ತಃಪುರಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷಃ ಪಞ್ಚಾಶದ್ವಾರ್ಷಿಕಾಃ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ।
ಸಪ್ತತ್ಯವ್ದಾಸ್ತು ಪುರುಷಾಶ್ಚರೇಯುಃ ಸರ್ವಕರ್ಮಸು ॥ ೯ ॥

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