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 58.18

मूर्द्धानन्दिवमन्त्रेण धात्रीं मांसी च के ददेत् ।
मानस्तोकेति मन्त्रेण गन्धद्वारेति गन्धकैः ॥ १८ ॥

mūrddhānandivamantreṇa dhātrīṃ māṃsī ca ke dadet |
mānastoketi mantreṇa gandhadvāreti gandhakaiḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 58.18 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 (58.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Murddhan, Div, Diva, Antra, Dhatri, Mams, Mamsi, Kah, Kim, Manastoka, Iti, Mantra, Gandhadvara, Gandhaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 58.18). 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: “mūrddhānandivamantreṇa dhātrīṃ māṃsī ca ke dadet
  • mūrddhānan -
  • mūrddhan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • divam -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • antreṇa -
  • antra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhātrīm -
  • dhātrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • māṃsī -
  • māṃsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    māṃs (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    māṃsi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    māṃsi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dadet -
  • (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “mānastoketi mantreṇa gandhadvāreti gandhakaiḥ
  • mānastoke -
  • mānastoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    mānastoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • gandhadvāre -
  • gandhadvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    gandhadvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gandhadvārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gandhakaiḥ -
  • gandhaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gandhaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 58.18

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 58.18 in Kannada sript:
ಮೂರ್ದ್ಧಾನನ್ದಿವಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಧಾತ್ರೀಂ ಮಾಂಸೀ ಚ ಕೇ ದದೇತ್ ।
ಮಾನಸ್ತೋಕೇತಿ ಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಗನ್ಧದ್ವಾರೇತಿ ಗನ್ಧಕೈಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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