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 381.47

देशादौ चैव दातव्यमुपकाराय राजसं ।
अदेशादाववज्ञातं तामसं दानमीरितं ॥ ४७ ॥

deśādau caiva dātavyamupakārāya rājasaṃ |
adeśādāvavajñātaṃ tāmasaṃ dānamīritaṃ || 47 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 381.47 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 (381.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Desha, Ada, Datavya, Upakara, Rajasa, Adesha, Ajnatam, Ajnata, Tamasa, Dana, Irita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 381.47). 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: “deśādau caiva dātavyamupakārāya rājasaṃ
  • deśā -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dātavyam -
  • dātavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upakārāya -
  • upakāra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • rājasam -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “adeśādāvavajñātaṃ tāmasaṃ dānamīritaṃ
  • adeśād -
  • adeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āva -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajñātam -
  • ajñātam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ajñāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajñāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajñātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second dual]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active second dual]
  • tāmasam -
  • tāmasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāmasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īritam -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īr]
    īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īr], [accusative single from √īr]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 381.47

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 381.47 in Kannada sript:
ದೇಶಾದೌ ಚೈವ ದಾತವ್ಯಮುಪಕಾರಾಯ ರಾಜಸಂ ।
ಅದೇಶಾದಾವವಜ್ಞಾತಂ ತಾಮಸಂ ದಾನಮೀರಿತಂ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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