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 304.40

शिष्ये तु समयं दत्वा स्वर्णाद्यैः स्वगुरुं यजेत् ।
दीक्षा पञ्चाक्षरस्योक्ता विष्ण्वादेरेवमेव हि ॥ ४० ॥

śiṣye tu samayaṃ datvā svarṇādyaiḥ svaguruṃ yajet |
dīkṣā pañcākṣarasyoktā viṣṇvāderevameva hi || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 304.40 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 (304.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shishya, Samaya, Dad, Svarna, Yah, Yat, Svaguru, Diksha, Pancakshara, Ukta, Vishnu, Adi, Reva, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 304.40). 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: “śiṣye tu samayaṃ datvā svarṇādyaiḥ svaguruṃ yajet
  • śiṣye -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [locative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [present passive first single]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    śiṣ (verb class 7)
    [present passive first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samayam -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svarṇād -
  • svarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaiḥ -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svagurum -
  • svaguru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    svaguru (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yajet -
  • yaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “dīkṣā pañcākṣarasyoktā viṣṇvāderevameva hi
  • dīkṣā -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcākṣarasyo -
  • pañcākṣara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pañcākṣara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • uktā* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • viṣṇvā -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āder -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • revam -
  • reva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    reva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    revā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 304.40

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 304.40 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಷ್ಯೇ ತು ಸಮಯಂ ದತ್ವಾ ಸ್ವರ್ಣಾದ್ಯೈಃ ಸ್ವಗುರುಂ ಯಜೇತ್ ।
ದೀಕ್ಷಾ ಪಞ್ಚಾಕ್ಷರಸ್ಯೋಕ್ತಾ ವಿಷ್ಣ್ವಾದೇರೇವಮೇವ ಹಿ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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