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 278.11

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ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः काशे दीर्घतमाः सुताः ।
ततो धन्वन्तरिश्चासीत्तत्सुतोऽभूच्च केतुमान् ॥ ११ ॥

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ kāśe dīrghatamāḥ sutāḥ |
tato dhanvantariścāsīttatsuto'bhūcca ketumān || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 278.11 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 (278.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Kasha, Kashi, Dirghatama, Dirghatamas, Suta, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dhanvantari, Tat, Sut, Ketumat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 278.11). 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: “brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ kāśe dīrghatamāḥ sutāḥ ”
brāhmaṇāḥ -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kṣatriyā* -
kṣatriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vaiśyāḥ -
vaiśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vaiśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kāśe -
kāśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāśā (noun, feminine)

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

kāśi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kāśi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√kāś (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
dīrghatamāḥ -
dīrghatama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dīrghatamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

dīrghatamas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sutāḥ -
suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
Line 2: “tato dhanvantariścāsīttatsuto'bhūcca ketumān ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
dhanvantariś -
dhanvantari (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āsīt -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
suto' -
sut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
abhūc -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ketumān -
ketumat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 278.11

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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