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 63.9

गौरीमिन्द्रादिकां लेप्यां चित्रजां च बलाबलां ।
पुस्तकानां प्रतिष्ठां च वक्ष्ये लिखनतद्विधिं ॥ ९ ॥

gaurīmindrādikāṃ lepyāṃ citrajāṃ ca balābalāṃ |
pustakānāṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ ca vakṣye likhanatadvidhiṃ || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 63.9 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 (63.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gauri, Indradi, Kam, Lepya, Citraja, Balabala, Pustaka, Pratishtha, Vakshya, Likhana, Tad, Tat, Vidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 63.9). 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: “gaurīmindrādikāṃ lepyāṃ citrajāṃ ca balābalāṃ
  • gaurīm -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • indrādi -
  • indrādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    indrādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    indrādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kām -
  • kām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • lepyām -
  • lepyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    lep -> lepyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √lep class 1 verb]
    lip -> lepyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √lip class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lip class 6 verb], [accusative single from √lip]
  • citrajām -
  • citrajā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balābalām -
  • balābalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pustakānāṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ ca vakṣye likhanatadvidhiṃ
  • pustakānām -
  • pustaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pustaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • pratiṣṭhām -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • likhana -
  • likhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidhim -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 63.9

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 63.9 in Kannada sript:
ಗೌರೀಮಿನ್ದ್ರಾದಿಕಾಂ ಲೇಪ್ಯಾಂ ಚಿತ್ರಜಾಂ ಚ ಬಲಾಬಲಾಂ ।
ಪುಸ್ತಕಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಂ ಚ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ಲಿಖನತದ್ವಿಧಿಂ ॥ ೯ ॥

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