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 40.25

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सूत्रमार्गेण हे ब्रह्मांस्तोयधाराञ्च भ्रामयेत् ।
पूर्व्ववक्तेन मार्गेण सप्त वीजानि वापयेत् ॥ २५ ॥

sūtramārgeṇa he brahmāṃstoyadhārāñca bhrāmayet |
pūrvvavaktena mārgeṇa sapta vījāni vāpayet || 25 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 40.25 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 (40.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sutra, Arga, Brahma, Toyadhara, Marga, Sapta, Saptan, Vija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 40.25). 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: “sūtramārgeṇa he brahmāṃstoyadhārāñca bhrāmayet ”
sūtram -
sūtra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
argeṇa -
arga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
he -
ha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]
brahmāṃs -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
toyadhārā -
toyadhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

toyadhārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
añca -
√añc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhrāmayet -
√bhram (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “pūrvvavaktena mārgeṇa sapta vījāni vāpayet ”
Cannot analyse pūrvvavaktena*mā
mārgeṇa -
mārga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mārga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
vījāni -
vīja (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vīj (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
vāpayet -
√vā (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

√vap (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 40.25

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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