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 222.19

साध्वीस्त्रीणां पालनञ्च राजा कुर्य्याच्च धार्मिकः ।
स्त्रिया प्रहृष्टया भाव्यं गृहकार्यैकदक्षया ॥ १९ ॥

sādhvīstrīṇāṃ pālanañca rājā kuryyācca dhārmikaḥ |
striyā prahṛṣṭayā bhāvyaṃ gṛhakāryaikadakṣayā || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 222.19 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 (222.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadhvi, Tri, Pala, Nan, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Dharmika, Stri, Prahrishta, Bhavya, Bhavi, Grihakarin, Grihakarya, Aika, Daksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 222.19). 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: “sādhvīstrīṇāṃ pālanañca rājā kuryyācca dhārmikaḥ
  • sādhvīs -
  • sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • trīṇām -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pāla -
  • pāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nañ -
  • nañ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse kuryyācca*dh
  • dhārmikaḥ -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “striyā prahṛṣṭayā bhāvyaṃ gṛhakāryaikadakṣayā
  • striyā -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prahṛṣṭayā -
  • prahṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhāvyam -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛhakāryai -
  • gṛhakārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    gṛhakārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dakṣayā -
  • dakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 222.19

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 222.19 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಧ್ವೀಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಂ ಪಾಲನಞ್ಚ ರಾಜಾ ಕುರ್ಯ್ಯಾಚ್ಚ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟಯಾ ಭಾವ್ಯಂ ಗೃಹಕಾರ್ಯೈಕದಕ್ಷಯಾ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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