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 366.23

स्यात्पञ्चता कालधर्भो दिष्टान्तः प्रलयोऽत्य्यः ।
विशो भूमिस्पृशो वैश्या वृत्तिर्वर्तनजीवने ॥ २३ ॥

syātpañcatā kāladharbho diṣṭāntaḥ pralayo'tyyaḥ |
viśo bhūmispṛśo vaiśyā vṛttirvartanajīvane || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 366.23 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 (366.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Syat, Sya, Pancat, Pancata, Kala, Dha, Ribhu, Dishtanta, Visha, Vish, Bhumisprish, Vaishya, Vritti, Vartana, Jivana, Jivani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 366.23). 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: “syātpañcatā kāladharbho diṣṭāntaḥ pralayo'tyyaḥ
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • pañcatā -
  • pañcat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pañcat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pañcatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pañc -> pañcat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √pañc class 1 verb]
    pañc -> pañcat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √pañc class 1 verb]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhar -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛbho -
  • ṛbhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛbhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • diṣṭāntaḥ -
  • diṣṭānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse pralayo'tyyaḥ
  • Line 2: “viśo bhūmispṛśo vaiśyā vṛttirvartanajīvane
  • viśo* -
  • viśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhūmispṛśo* -
  • bhūmispṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhūmispṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vaiśyā* -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛttir -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vartana -
  • vartana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vartana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvane -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīvani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 366.23

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);

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2013)

Agni Purana (Kannada)
by Sreedharananda (2013)

Publisher: Pooja Pusthaka Bhandara, Bangalore; Title: ಅಗ್ನಿ ಪುರಾಣ; 560 pages.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 366.23 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಪಞ್ಚತಾ ಕಾಲಧರ್ಭೋ ದಿಷ್ಟಾನ್ತಃ ಪ್ರಲಯೋಽತ್ಯ್ಯಃ ।
ವಿಶೋ ಭೂಮಿಸ್ಪೃಶೋ ವೈಶ್ಯಾ ವೃತ್ತಿರ್ವರ್ತನಜೀವನೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: