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 38.20

कृष्णस्य वासुदेवस्य यः कारयति केतनम् ।
जातःस एव सुकृती कुलन्तेनैव पावितम् ॥ २० ॥

kṛṣṇasya vāsudevasya yaḥ kārayati ketanam |
jātaḥsa eva sukṛtī kulantenaiva pāvitam || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 38.20 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 (38.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishna, Vasudeva, Yah, Karayat, Ketana, Jatri, Jata, Sah, Eva, Sukrit, Sukriti, Sukritin, Pavita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 38.20). 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: “kṛṣṇasya vāsudevasya yaḥ kārayati ketanam
  • kṛṣṇasya -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vāsudevasya -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kārayati -
  • kṛ -> kārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • ketanam -
  • ketana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “jātaḥsa eva sukṛtī kulantenaiva pāvitam
  • jātaḥ -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukṛtī -
  • sukṛt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sukṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sukṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sukṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kulantenaiva*pā
  • pāvitam -
  • pāvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> pāvita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> pāvita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √]
    -> pāvitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> pāvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √]
    -> pāvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √], [accusative single from √]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 38.20

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 38.20 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ ಯಃ ಕಾರಯತಿ ಕೇತನಮ್ ।
ಜಾತಃಸ ಏವ ಸುಕೃತೀ ಕುಲನ್ತೇನೈವ ಪಾವಿತಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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