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 4.19

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त्रिः सप्तकृत्वः पृथिवीं निःक्षत्रामकरोद्विभुः ।
कुरुश्रेत्रे पञ्च कुण्डान् कृत्वा सन्तर्प्य वै पितृन् ॥ १९ ॥

triḥ saptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivīṃ niḥkṣatrāmakarodvibhuḥ |
kuruśretre pañca kuṇḍān kṛtvā santarpya vai pitṛn || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.19 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 (4.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trih, Tri, Saptakritvah, Prithivi, Nihkshatra, Vibhu, Shretri, Panca, Pancan, Kunda, Kritva, Kritvan, Santarpya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.19). 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: “triḥ saptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivīṃ niḥkṣatrāmakarodvibhuḥ ”
triḥ -
triḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

triḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tri (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saptakṛtvaḥ -
saptakṛtvaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pṛthivīm -
pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
niḥkṣatrām -
niḥkṣatrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
akarod -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperfect active third single]
vibhuḥ -
vibhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vibhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kuruśretre pañca kuṇḍān kṛtvā santarpya vai pitṛn ”
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

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

[dative single]
pañca -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pañcan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pañcan (noun, neuter)

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

√pañc (verb class 1)

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

[accusative plural]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
santarpya -
santarpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santarpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
Cannot analyse pitṛn

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 4.19

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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