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 40.28

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कर्कर्या पूरयेत् श्वभ्रं शुक्लपुष्पाणि च न्यसेत् ।
दक्षिणावर्त्तकं श्रेष्ठं बीजैर्मृद्भिश्च पूरयेत् ॥ २८ ॥

karkaryā pūrayet śvabhraṃ śuklapuṣpāṇi ca nyaset |
dakṣiṇāvarttakaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ bījairmṛdbhiśca pūrayet || 28 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 40.28 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 (40.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karkari, Shvabhra, Shuklapushpa, Dakshina, Kah, Shreshtha, Bija, Mrid, Mridh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 40.28). 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: “karkaryā pūrayet śvabhraṃ śuklapuṣpāṇi ca nyaset ”
karkaryā -
karkari (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

karkarī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
pūrayet -
√pṝ (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
śvabhram -
śvabhra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śuklapuṣpāṇi -
śuklapuṣpa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse nyaset
Line 2: “dakṣiṇāvarttakaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ bījairmṛdbhiśca pūrayet ”
dakṣiṇāva -
dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
artta -
√ard (verb class 7)

[imperative active second plural]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bījair -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bīja (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
mṛdbhiś -
mṛd (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

mṛdh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūrayet -
√pṝ (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 40.28

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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