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 275.8

यज्ञैर्द्दानैस्तपोभिश्च विक्रमेण श्रुतेन च ।
कार्त्तवीर्यस्य च शतं पुत्त्राणां पञ्च वै पराः ॥ ८ ॥

yajñairddānaistapobhiśca vikrameṇa śrutena ca |
kārttavīryasya ca śataṃ puttrāṇāṃ pañca vai parāḥ || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 275.8 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 (275.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vikrama, Shruta, Karttavirya, Shata, Panca, Pancan, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 275.8). 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: “yajñairddānaistapobhiśca vikrameṇa śrutena ca
  • Cannot analyse yajñairddānaistapobhiśca*vi
  • vikrameṇa -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śrutena -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kārttavīryasya ca śataṃ puttrāṇāṃ pañca vai parāḥ
  • kārttavīryasya -
  • kārttavīrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kārttavīrya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse puttrāṇām*pa
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • parāḥ -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 275.8

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 275.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯಜ್ಞೈರ್ದ್ದಾನೈಸ್ತಪೋಭಿಶ್ಚ ವಿಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಶ್ರುತೇನ ಚ ।
ಕಾರ್ತ್ತವೀರ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಚ ಶತಂ ಪುತ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಪಞ್ಚ ವೈ ಪರಾಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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