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 268.4

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तत्र शक्रध्वजं स्थाप्य शचीं शक्रञ्च पूजयेत् ।
अष्टम्यां वाद्यघोषेण तान्तु यष्टिं प्रवेशयेत् ॥ ४ ॥

tatra śakradhvajaṃ sthāpya śacīṃ śakrañca pūjayet |
aṣṭamyāṃ vādyaghoṣeṇa tāntu yaṣṭiṃ praveśayet || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 268.4 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 (268.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Shakradhvaja, Sthapya, Shaci, Ashtami, Vadi, Vadin, Vadya, Aghosha, Yashti, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 268.4). 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: “tatra śakradhvajaṃ sthāpya śacīṃ śakrañca pūjayet ”
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śakradhvajam -
śakradhvaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
sthāpya -
sthāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √sthā]

√sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √sthā]

√sthā -> sthāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sthā]

√sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sthā]

√sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sthā]
śacīm -
śacī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse śakrañca*pū
pūjayet -
√pūj (verb class 10)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “aṣṭamyāṃ vādyaghoṣeṇa tāntu yaṣṭiṃ praveśayet ”
aṣṭamyām -
aṣṭamī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vādya -
vādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vādi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

vādin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vad]

√vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vad]

√vad -> vādya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vad]

vādī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vādī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vādī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad]

√vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad]
aghoṣeṇa -
aghoṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aghoṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yaṣṭim -
yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
veśayet -
√viś (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

√viś (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 268.4

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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