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 246.8

सुधार्या नैव धार्य्यास्तु निष्प्रभा मलिनास्तथा ।
खण्डाः सशर्करा ये च प्रशस्तं वज्रधारणम् ॥ ८ ॥

sudhāryā naiva dhāryyāstu niṣprabhā malināstathā |
khaṇḍāḥ saśarkarā ye ca praśastaṃ vajradhāraṇam || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 246.8 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 (246.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naiva, Dha, Aryi, Nishprabha, Malina, Tatha, Khanda, Sasharkara, Yah, Yat, Prashasta, Vajradharana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 246.8). 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: “sudhāryā naiva dhāryyāstu niṣprabhā malināstathā
  • sudhāryā -
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhā -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aryyās -
  • aryī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • niṣprabhā* -
  • niṣprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niṣprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • malinās -
  • malina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    malinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “khaṇḍāḥ saśarkarā ye ca praśastaṃ vajradhāraṇam
  • khaṇḍāḥ -
  • khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saśarkarā* -
  • saśarkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saśarkarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praśastam -
  • praśasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praśasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praśastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vajradhāraṇam -
  • vajradhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 246.8

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 246.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಧಾರ್ಯಾ ನೈವ ಧಾರ್ಯ್ಯಾಸ್ತು ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಭಾ ಮಲಿನಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಖಣ್ಡಾಃ ಸಶರ್ಕರಾ ಯೇ ಚ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಂ ವಜ್ರಧಾರಣಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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