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 272.6

यत्राधिकृत्य गायत्रीं कीर्त्त्यते धर्म्मविस्तरः ।
वृत्रासुरबधोपेतं तद्भागवतमुच्यते ॥ ६ ॥

yatrādhikṛtya gāyatrīṃ kīrttyate dharmmavistaraḥ |
vṛtrāsurabadhopetaṃ tadbhāgavatamucyate || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 272.6 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 (272.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatra, Adhikritya, Gayatri, Kirtti, Vritrasura, Badha, Upeta, Tad, Tat, Bhagavata, Bhagavat, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 272.6). 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: “yatrādhikṛtya gāyatrīṃ kīrttyate dharmmavistaraḥ
  • yatrā -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikṛtya -
  • adhikṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gāyatrīm -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kīrttya -
  • kīrtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ate -
  • Cannot analyse dharmmavistaraḥ
  • Line 2: “vṛtrāsurabadhopetaṃ tadbhāgavatamucyate
  • vṛtrāsura -
  • vṛtrāsura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛtrāsura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • badho -
  • badha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    badha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upetam -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāgavatam -
  • bhāgavata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāgavata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgavat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    bhāgavat (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 272.6

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 272.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ರಾಧಿಕೃತ್ಯ ಗಾಯತ್ರೀಂ ಕೀರ್ತ್ತ್ಯತೇ ಧರ್ಮ್ಮವಿಸ್ತರಃ ।
ವೃತ್ರಾಸುರಬಧೋಪೇತಂ ತದ್ಭಾಗವತಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೬ ॥

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