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 38.40

सङ्गीर्त्तयन्ति गोविन्दं ते वस्त्याज्याः सुदूरतः ।
नित्यनैमित्तिकैर्द्देवं ये यजन्ति जनार्द्दनम् ॥ ४० ॥

saṅgīrttayanti govindaṃ te vastyājyāḥ sudūrataḥ |
nityanaimittikairddevaṃ ye yajanti janārddanam || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 38.40 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 (38.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tta, Yat, Govinda, Tad, Yushmad, Vasti, Vastya, Ajya, Sudura, Tas, Yah, Yajat, Yajanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 38.40). 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: “saṅgīrttayanti govindaṃ te vastyājyāḥ sudūrataḥ
  • saṅgīr -
  • saṅgir (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • tta -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • govindam -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vastyā -
  • vasti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    vasti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vastya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    vast -> vastya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vast]
    vast -> vastya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vast class 10 verb]
    vast -> vastya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vast class 10 verb]
    vast -> vastyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vast class 10 verb]
  • ājyāḥ -
  • ājya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sudūra -
  • sudūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sudūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nityanaimittikairddevaṃ ye yajanti janārddanam
  • Cannot analyse nityanaimittikairddevam*ye
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yajanti -
  • yaj -> yajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> yajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse janārddanam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 38.40

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 38.40 in Kannada sript:
ಸಙ್ಗೀರ್ತ್ತಯನ್ತಿ ಗೋವಿನ್ದಂ ತೇ ವಸ್ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯಾಃ ಸುದೂರತಃ ।
ನಿತ್ಯನೈಮಿತ್ತಿಕೈರ್ದ್ದೇವಂ ಯೇ ಯಜನ್ತಿ ಜನಾರ್ದ್ದನಮ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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