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 42.19

विस्ताराद् द्विगुणं द्वारं कर्त्तव्यं तु सुशोभनम् ।
उदुम्बरौ तदूद्र्ध्वञ्च न्यसेच्छाखां सुमङ्गलैः ॥ १९ ॥

vistārād dviguṇaṃ dvāraṃ karttavyaṃ tu suśobhanam |
udumbarau tadūdrdhvañca nyasecchākhāṃ sumaṅgalaiḥ || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 42.19 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 (42.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vistara, Dviguna, Dvara, Karttavya, Sushobhana, Udumbara, Asi, Iccha, Akha, Sumangala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.19). 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: “vistārād dviguṇaṃ dvāraṃ karttavyaṃ tu suśobhanam
  • vistārād -
  • vistāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dviguṇam -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvāram -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karttavyam -
  • karttavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karttavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karttavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • suśobhanam -
  • suśobhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suśobhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suśobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “udumbarau tadūdrdhvañca nyasecchākhāṃ sumaṅgalaiḥ
  • udumbarau -
  • udumbara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse tadūdrdhvañca*ny
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ase -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • icchā -
  • icchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākhām -
  • ākhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sumaṅgalaiḥ -
  • sumaṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sumaṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.19

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 42.19 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಸ್ತಾರಾದ್ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಂ ದ್ವಾರಂ ಕರ್ತ್ತವ್ಯಂ ತು ಸುಶೋಭನಮ್ ।
ಉದುಮ್ಬರೌ ತದೂದ್ರ್ಧ್ವಞ್ಚ ನ್ಯಸೇಚ್ಛಾಖಾಂ ಸುಮಙ್ಗಲೈಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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