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 239.46

अवेक्ष्यैतद्भ्यं काले आददीत करं नृपः ।
अभ्यन्तरं शरीरं स्वं वाह्यं राष्ट्रञ्च रक्षयेत् ॥ ४६ ॥

avekṣyaitadbhyaṃ kāle ādadīta karaṃ nṛpaḥ |
abhyantaraṃ śarīraṃ svaṃ vāhyaṃ rāṣṭrañca rakṣayet || 46 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 239.46 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 (239.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avekshya, Etad, Bha, Kale, Kala, Adadi, Ita, Kara, Nripa, Abhyantaram, Abhyantara, Sharira, Sva, Vahya, Vahi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 239.46). 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: “avekṣyaitadbhyaṃ kāle ādadīta karaṃ nṛpaḥ
  • avekṣyai -
  • avekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avekṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhya -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ādadī -
  • ādadi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādadi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādadi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • karam -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhyantaraṃ śarīraṃ svaṃ vāhyaṃ rāṣṭrañca rakṣayet
  • abhyantaram -
  • abhyantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vāhyam -
  • vāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √vah]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √vah]
    vah -> vāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vah]
    vāh -> vāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vāh class 1 verb]
    vāh -> vāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vāh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vāh class 1 verb]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vah], [accusative single from √vah]
    vāhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse rāṣṭrañca*ra
  • rakṣayet -
  • rakṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 239.46

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 239.46 in Kannada sript:
ಅವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯೈತದ್ಭ್ಯಂ ಕಾಲೇ ಆದದೀತ ಕರಂ ನೃಪಃ ।
ಅಭ್ಯನ್ತರಂ ಶರೀರಂ ಸ್ವಂ ವಾಹ್ಯಂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಞ್ಚ ರಕ್ಷಯೇತ್ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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