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 254.22

उपस्थितस्य मोक्तव्य आधिर्दण्डोऽन्यथा भवेत् ।
प्रयोजके सति धनं कुलेन्यस्याधिमाप्नुयात् ॥ २२ ॥

upasthitasya moktavya ādhirdaṇḍo'nyathā bhavet |
prayojake sati dhanaṃ kulenyasyādhimāpnuyāt || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 254.22 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 (254.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upasthita, Moktavya, Adhi, Danda, Anyatha, Prayojaka, Sat, Sati, Dhana, Kula, Kuli, Nyasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 254.22). 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: “upasthitasya moktavya ādhirdaṇḍo'nyathā bhavet
  • upasthitasya -
  • upasthita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    upasthita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • moktavya* -
  • moktavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> moktavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
  • ādhir -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍo' -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyathā* -
  • anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “prayojake sati dhanaṃ kulenyasyādhimāpnuyāt
  • prayojake -
  • prayojaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prayojaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nyasyā -
  • nyasya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nyasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhim -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 254.22

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 254.22 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತಸ್ಯ ಮೋಕ್ತವ್ಯ ಆಧಿರ್ದಣ್ಡೋಽನ್ಯಥಾ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಪ್ರಯೋಜಕೇ ಸತಿ ಧನಂ ಕುಲೇನ್ಯಸ್ಯಾಧಿಮಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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