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 43.18

रक्षां कृत्वा नृसिंहेन मूलमन्त्रेण पूजयेत् ।
हुत्वा पूर्णाहुतिं दद्यात्ततो भूतबलिं गुरुः ॥ १८ ॥

rakṣāṃ kṛtvā nṛsiṃhena mūlamantreṇa pūjayet |
hutvā pūrṇāhutiṃ dadyāttato bhūtabaliṃ guruḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 43.18 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 (43.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raksha, Kritva, Kritvan, Nrisimha, Mulamantra, Purnahuti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhutabali, Guru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 43.18). 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: “rakṣāṃ kṛtvā nṛsiṃhena mūlamantreṇa pūjayet
  • rakṣām -
  • rakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛsiṃhena -
  • nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mūlamantreṇa -
  • mūlamantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “hutvā pūrṇāhutiṃ dadyāttato bhūtabaliṃ guruḥ
  • hutvā -
  • hu -> hutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hu]
  • pūrṇāhutim -
  • pūrṇāhuti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • bhūtabalim -
  • bhūtabali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 43.18

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 43.18 in Kannada sript:
ರಕ್ಷಾಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ನೃಸಿಂಹೇನ ಮೂಲಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಪೂಜಯೇತ್ ।
ಹುತ್ವಾ ಪೂರ್ಣಾಹುತಿಂ ದದ್ಯಾತ್ತತೋ ಭೂತಬಲಿಂ ಗುರುಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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