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 275.18

लोमपादः क्रथः श्रेष्ठात् कृतिः स्याल्लोमपादतः ।
कौशिकस्य चिदिः पुत्रस्तस्माच्चैद्या नृपाः स्मृताः ॥ १८ ॥

lomapādaḥ krathaḥ śreṣṭhāt kṛtiḥ syāllomapādataḥ |
kauśikasya cidiḥ putrastasmāccaidyā nṛpāḥ smṛtāḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 275.18 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 (275.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lomapada, Kratha, Shreshtha, Kriti, Syat, Sya, Tas, Kaushika, Cidi, Putra, Tasmat, Tad, Caidya, Nripa, Smrita, Smrito,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 275.18). 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: “lomapādaḥ krathaḥ śreṣṭhāt kṛtiḥ syāllomapādataḥ
  • lomapādaḥ -
  • lomapāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krathaḥ -
  • kratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhāt -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṛtiḥ -
  • kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāl -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • lomapāda -
  • lomapāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kauśikasya cidiḥ putrastasmāccaidyā nṛpāḥ smṛtāḥ
  • kauśikasya -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kauśika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cidiḥ -
  • cidi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cidi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • putras -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmāc -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • caidyā* -
  • caidya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    caidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpāḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 275.18

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 275.18 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಮಪಾದಃ ಕ್ರಥಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾತ್ ಕೃತಿಃ ಸ್ಯಾಲ್ಲೋಮಪಾದತಃ ।
ಕೌಶಿಕಸ್ಯ ಚಿದಿಃ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ತಸ್ಮಾಚ್ಚೈದ್ಯಾ ನೃಪಾಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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