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 257.18

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धनुःशतं परीणाहो ग्रामक्षेत्रान्तरं भवेत् ।
द्वे शने खर्वटस्य स्यान्नगरस्य चतुःशतम् ॥ १८ ॥

dhanuḥśataṃ parīṇāho grāmakṣetrāntaraṃ bhavet |
dve śane kharvaṭasya syānnagarasya catuḥśatam || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 257.18 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 (257.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanuhshata, Parinaha, Grama, Kshetra, Antaram, Antara, Dva, Shani, Shana, Kharvata, Syat, Sya, Nagara, Catuhshata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 257.18). 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: “dhanuḥśataṃ parīṇāho grāmakṣetrāntaraṃ bhavet ”
dhanuḥśatam -
dhanuḥśata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
parīṇāho* -
parīṇāha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
grāma -
grāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

grāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣetrā -
kṣetra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
antaram -
antaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

antara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

antara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “dve śane kharvaṭasya syānnagarasya catuḥśatam ”
dve -
dva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śane -
śani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

śana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
kharvaṭasya -
kharvaṭa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
syān -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
nagarasya -
nagara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
catuḥśatam -
catuḥśata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

catuḥśata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

catuḥśatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 257.18

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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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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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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