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 340.6

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वाक्प्रधाना नरप्राया स्त्रीयुक्ता प्राकृतोक्तिता ।
भरतेन प्रणीतत्वात् भारती रीतिरुच्यते ॥ ६ ॥

vākpradhānā naraprāyā strīyuktā prākṛtoktitā |
bharatena praṇītatvāt bhāratī rītirucyate || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 340.6 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 (340.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vac, Pradhana, Nara, Stri, Yukta, Prakrita, Tan, Bharata, Pranitatva, Bharati, Riti, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 340.6). 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: “vākpradhānā naraprāyā strīyuktā prākṛtoktitā ”
vāk -
vāc (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
pradhānā* -
pradhāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pradhānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nara -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāyā -
strī -
strī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
yuktā -
yuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
prākṛto -
prākṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prākṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prākṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ukti -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bharatena praṇītatvāt bhāratī rītirucyate ”
bharatena -
bharata (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bharata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
praṇītatvāt -
praṇītatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bhāratī -
bhāratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
rītir -
rīti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 340.6

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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