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 27.60

भक्तो विनीतः शारीरैर्गुणैः सर्वैः समन्वितः ।
शिष्यो नातिधनी यस्तु स्थण्डिलेभ्यर्च्य दीक्षयेत् ॥ ६० ॥

bhakto vinītaḥ śārīrairguṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ samanvitaḥ |
śiṣyo nātidhanī yastu sthaṇḍilebhyarcya dīkṣayet || 60 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 27.60 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 (27.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhaktri, Bhakta, Vinita, Sharira, Guna, Sarva, Samanvita, Shishya, Natidhanin, Yah, Sthandila, Ibhi, Ibhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 27.60). 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: “bhakto vinītaḥ śārīrairguṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ samanvitaḥ
  • bhakto* -
  • bhaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vinītaḥ -
  • vinīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śārīrair -
  • śārīra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śārīra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • guṇaiḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sarvaiḥ -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samanvitaḥ -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śiṣyo nātidhanī yastu sthaṇḍilebhyarcya dīkṣayet
  • śiṣyo* -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • nātidhanī -
  • nātidhanin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sthaṇḍile -
  • sthaṇḍila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sthaṇḍila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthaṇḍilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ibhyar -
  • ibhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ibhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ibhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ibhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛcya -
  • ṛc -> ṛcya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ṛc]
  • dīkṣayet -
  • dīkṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.60

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 27.60 in Kannada sript:
ಭಕ್ತೋ ವಿನೀತಃ ಶಾರೀರೈರ್ಗುಣೈಃ ಸರ್ವೈಃ ಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ ।
ಶಿಷ್ಯೋ ನಾತಿಧನೀ ಯಸ್ತು ಸ್ಥಣ್ಡಿಲೇಭ್ಯರ್ಚ್ಯ ದೀಕ್ಷಯೇತ್ ॥ ೬೦ ॥

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