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 293.4

स्त्रीमन्त्रा वह्निजायन्ता नमोन्ताश्च नपुंसकाः ।
शेषाः पुमांसस्ते शस्ता वक्ष्योच्चाटविषेषु च ॥ ४ ॥

strīmantrā vahnijāyantā namontāśca napuṃsakāḥ |
śeṣāḥ pumāṃsaste śastā vakṣyoccāṭaviṣeṣu ca || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 293.4 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 (293.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Strimantra, Jayanta, Nama, Tas, Napumsaka, Shesha, Pums, Tad, Yushmad, Shasta, Vakshi, Vakshya, Uccata, Visha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 293.4). 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: “strīmantrā vahnijāyantā namontāśca napuṃsakāḥ
  • strīmantrā* -
  • strīmantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vahni -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jāyantā* -
  • jāyanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • namo -
  • nama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ūn -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tāś -
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • napuṃsakāḥ -
  • napuṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    napuṃsakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śeṣāḥ pumāṃsaste śastā vakṣyoccāṭaviṣeṣu ca
  • śeṣāḥ -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pumāṃsas -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śastā* -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
  • vakṣyo -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vakṣ]
    vakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vakṣ]
  • uccāṭa -
  • uccāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣeṣu -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 293.4

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 293.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಮನ್ತ್ರಾ ವಹ್ನಿಜಾಯನ್ತಾ ನಮೋನ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ನಪುಂಸಕಾಃ ।
ಶೇಷಾಃ ಪುಮಾಂಸಸ್ತೇ ಶಸ್ತಾ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೋಚ್ಚಾಟವಿಷೇಷು ಚ ॥ ೪ ॥

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