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 288.59

यथा वश्यस्तथा शिक्षा विनश्यन्त्यतिवाहिताः ।
अवाहिता न सिध्यन्ति तुङ्गवक्त्रांश्च वाहयेत् ॥ ५९ ॥

yathā vaśyastathā śikṣā vinaśyantyativāhitāḥ |
avāhitā na sidhyanti tuṅgavaktrāṃśca vāhayet || 59 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 288.59 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 (288.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Vashi, Vashya, Tatha, Shiksha, Vina, Shyat, Shyanti, Tas, Ava, Ahita, Sidhyat, Sidhyanti, Tunga, Vaktra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 288.59). 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: “yathā vaśyastathā śikṣā vinaśyantyativāhitāḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaśyas -
  • vaśī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 3 verb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śikṣā* -
  • śikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyantya -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • ativāhi -
  • ativā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “avāhitā na sidhyanti tuṅgavaktrāṃśca vāhayet
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahitā* -
  • ahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sidhyanti -
  • sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> sidhyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • tuṅga -
  • tuṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tuṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaktrāṃś -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāhayet -
  • vah (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 288.59

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 288.59 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ವಶ್ಯಸ್ತಥಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷಾ ವಿನಶ್ಯನ್ತ್ಯತಿವಾಹಿತಾಃ ।
ಅವಾಹಿತಾ ನ ಸಿಧ್ಯನ್ತಿ ತುಙ್ಗವಕ್ತ್ರಾಂಶ್ಚ ವಾಹಯೇತ್ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

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