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 38.4

विष्णुलोकं नयत्याशु कारयित्वा हरेर्गृहम् ।
वसन्ति पितरो दृष्ट्वा विष्णुलोके ह्यलङ्कृताः ॥ ४ ॥

viṣṇulokaṃ nayatyāśu kārayitvā harergṛham |
vasanti pitaro dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuloke hyalaṅkṛtāḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 38.4 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 (38.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishnuloka, Nayat, Ashu, Karayitva, Hari, Grih, Vasat, Vasanti, Pitri, Alankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 38.4). 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: “viṣṇulokaṃ nayatyāśu kārayitvā harergṛham
  • viṣṇulokam -
  • viṣṇuloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nayatyā -
  • nayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kārayitvā* -
  • kārayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • harer -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vasanti pitaro dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuloke hyalaṅkṛtāḥ
  • vasanti -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • pitaro* -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • viṣṇuloke -
  • viṣṇuloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • alaṅkṛtāḥ -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 38.4

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 38.4 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷ್ಣುಲೋಕಂ ನಯತ್ಯಾಶು ಕಾರಯಿತ್ವಾ ಹರೇರ್ಗೃಹಮ್ ।
ವಸನ್ತಿ ಪಿತರೋ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ವಿಷ್ಣುಲೋಕೇ ಹ್ಯಲಙ್ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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