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 43.28

शिलां कृत्वा पिण्डिकार्थं किञ्चिन्न्यूनान्तु कल्पयेत् ।
रथे स्थाप्य समानीय सवस्त्रां कारुवेश्मनि ।
पूजयित्वाथ घटयेत् प्रतिमां स तु कर्म्मकृत् ॥ २८ ॥

śilāṃ kṛtvā piṇḍikārthaṃ kiñcinnyūnāntu kalpayet |
rathe sthāpya samānīya savastrāṃ kāruveśmani |
pūjayitvātha ghaṭayet pratimāṃ sa tu karmmakṛt || 28 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 43.28 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 (43.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shila, Kritva, Kritvan, Pindika, Artha, Kincid, Kincit, Nyuna, Ratha, Sthapya, Sama, Samani, Sava, Tra, Veshman, Pujayitva, Atha, Pratima,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 43.28). 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: “śilāṃ kṛtvā piṇḍikārthaṃ kiñcinnyūnāntu kalpayet
  • śilām -
  • śilā (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]
  • piṇḍikā -
  • piṇḍika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    piṇḍikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kiñcin -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nyūnān -
  • nyūna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “rathe sthāpya samānīya savastrāṃ kāruveśmani
  • rathe -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthāpya -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
  • samānī -
  • samānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • savas -
  • savas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trām -
  • trā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāru -
  • kāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • veśmani -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “pūjayitvātha ghaṭayet pratimāṃ sa tu karmmakṛt
  • pūjayitvā -
  • pūj -> pūjayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pūj]
    pūjayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ghaṭayet -
  • ghaṭ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • pratimām -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse karmmakṛt

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 43.28

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 43.28 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಲಾಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಪಿಣ್ಡಿಕಾರ್ಥಂ ಕಿಞ್ಚಿನ್ನ್ಯೂನಾನ್ತು ಕಲ್ಪಯೇತ್ ।
ರಥೇ ಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ಸಮಾನೀಯ ಸವಸ್ತ್ರಾಂ ಕಾರುವೇಶ್ಮನಿ ।
ಪೂಜಯಿತ್ವಾಥ ಘಟಯೇತ್ ಪ್ರತಿಮಾಂ ಸ ತು ಕರ್ಮ್ಮಕೃತ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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