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 372.17

शरीरं धर्म्मसंयुक्तं रक्षणीयं प्रयत्नतः ।
शौचन्तु द्विविधं प्रोक्तं वाह्यमभ्यन्तरं तथा ॥ १७ ॥

śarīraṃ dharmmasaṃyuktaṃ rakṣaṇīyaṃ prayatnataḥ |
śaucantu dvividhaṃ proktaṃ vāhyamabhyantaraṃ tathā || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 372.17 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 (372.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharira, Rakshaniya, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas, Dvividha, Prokta, Vahya, Vahi, Abhyantaram, Abhyantara, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 372.17). 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: “śarīraṃ dharmmasaṃyuktaṃ rakṣaṇīyaṃ prayatnataḥ
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse dharmmasaṃyuktam*ra
  • rakṣaṇīyam -
  • rakṣaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣaṇīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣaṇīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣaṇīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
  • prayatnataḥ -
  • prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prayatnatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śaucantu dvividhaṃ proktaṃ vāhyamabhyantaraṃ tathā
  • Cannot analyse śaucantu*dv
  • dvividham -
  • dvividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāhyam -
  • vāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √vah]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √vah]
    vah -> vāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vah]
    vāh -> vāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vāh class 1 verb]
    vāh -> vāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vāh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vāh class 1 verb]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah]
    vah -> vāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vah], [accusative single from √vah]
    vāhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhyantaram -
  • abhyantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 372.17

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 372.17 in Kannada sript:
ಶರೀರಂ ಧರ್ಮ್ಮಸಂಯುಕ್ತಂ ರಕ್ಷಣೀಯಂ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನತಃ ।
ಶೌಚನ್ತು ದ್ವಿವಿಧಂ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ವಾಹ್ಯಮಭ್ಯನ್ತರಂ ತಥಾ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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