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 337.8

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देवादीनां संस्कृतं स्यात् प्राकृतं त्रिविधं नृणां ।
गद्यं पद्यञ्च मिश्रञ्च काव्यादि त्रिविधं स्मृतम् ॥ ८ ॥

devādīnāṃ saṃskṛtaṃ syāt prākṛtaṃ trividhaṃ nṛṇāṃ |
gadyaṃ padyañca miśrañca kāvyādi trividhaṃ smṛtam || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 337.8 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 (337.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Samskrita, Syat, Sya, Prakrita, Trividha, Nri, Gadya, Gadi, Padi, Padya, Pad, Mishra, Mishri, Kavya, Kavi, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 337.8). 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: “devādīnāṃ saṃskṛtaṃ syāt prākṛtaṃ trividhaṃ nṛṇāṃ ”
devād -
deva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
īnām -
i (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ī (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
saṃskṛtam -
saṃskṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃskṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

saṃskṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
prākṛtam -
prākṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prākṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prākṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
trividham -
trividha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

trividha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

trividhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nṛṇām -
nṛ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “gadyaṃ padyañca miśrañca kāvyādi trividhaṃ smṛtam ”
gadyam -
gadya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gadya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

gadyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

gadī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
padya -
padi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

padya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

padya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pad -> padya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pad]

√pad -> padya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pad]

pad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
añca -
√añc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
miśra -
miśra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

miśra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

miśṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

miśṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

miśṛ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
añca -
√añc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kāvyā -
kāvya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāvya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāvyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]

√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]

√kav -> kāvyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kav class 1 verb]

kāvī (noun, masculine)

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

kāvī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
trividham -
trividha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

trividha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

trividhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
smṛtam -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

smṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 337.8

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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