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 283.47

तैलं भवेद् घृताकारं किञ्चिच्चूर्ण्णं जलान्वितं ।
धूपार्थं दृश्यते चित्रं वृषदंशजरायुना ॥ ४७ ॥

tailaṃ bhaved ghṛtākāraṃ kiñciccūrṇṇaṃ jalānvitaṃ |
dhūpārthaṃ dṛśyate citraṃ vṛṣadaṃśajarāyunā || 47 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 283.47 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 (283.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Taila, Ghrita, Akara, Jala, Vita, Dhupa, Artha, Drishyata, Citram, Citra, Vrishadamsha, Jarayu, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 283.47). 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: “tailaṃ bhaved ghṛtākāraṃ kiñciccūrṇṇaṃ jalānvitaṃ
  • tailam -
  • taila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    taila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ghṛtā -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • akāram -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse kiñciccūrṇṇam*ja
  • jalān -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitam -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhūpārthaṃ dṛśyate citraṃ vṛṣadaṃśajarāyunā
  • dhūpā -
  • dhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • citram -
  • citram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    citra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vṛṣadaṃśa -
  • vṛṣadaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jarāyu -
  • jarāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jarāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jarāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 283.47

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 283.47 in Kannada sript:
ತೈಲಂ ಭವೇದ್ ಘೃತಾಕಾರಂ ಕಿಞ್ಚಿಚ್ಚೂರ್ಣ್ಣಂ ಜಲಾನ್ವಿತಂ ।
ಧೂಪಾರ್ಥಂ ದೃಶ್ಯತೇ ಚಿತ್ರಂ ವೃಷದಂಶಜರಾಯುನಾ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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