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 41.4

करप्रमाणा श्रेष्ठा स्याच्छिलाप्यथ शिलामये ।
नव कुम्भांस्ताम्रमयान् स्थापयेदिष्टकाघटान् ॥ ४ ॥

karapramāṇā śreṣṭhā syācchilāpyatha śilāmaye |
nava kumbhāṃstāmramayān sthāpayediṣṭakāghaṭān || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 41.4 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 (41.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kara, Shreshtha, Syat, Sya, Shila, Api, Apya, Atha, Shilamaya, Nava, Navan, Kumbha, Tamramaya, Ishtaka, Ghata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 41.4). 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: “karapramāṇā śreṣṭhā syācchilāpyatha śilāmaye
  • kara -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pramāṇā -
  • śreṣṭhā -
  • śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • syācch -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • śilā -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śilāmaye -
  • śilāmaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śilāmaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “nava kumbhāṃstāmramayān sthāpayediṣṭakāghaṭān
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kumbhāṃs -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tāmramayān -
  • tāmramaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sthāpayed -
  • sthā (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • iṣṭakā -
  • iṣṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghaṭān -
  • ghaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 41.4

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 41.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕರಪ್ರಮಾಣಾ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಸ್ಯಾಚ್ಛಿಲಾಪ್ಯಥ ಶಿಲಾಮಯೇ ।
ನವ ಕುಮ್ಭಾಂಸ್ತಾಮ್ರಮಯಾನ್ ಸ್ಥಾಪಯೇದಿಷ್ಟಕಾಘಟಾನ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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