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 68.10

चतुःस्तम्भान्तु तन्मध्ये स्वस्तिके प्रतिमां न्यसेत् ।
काम्यार्थां लेख्यचित्रेषु स्थाप्य तत्राधिवासयेत् ॥ १० ॥

catuḥstambhāntu tanmadhye svastike pratimāṃ nyaset |
kāmyārthāṃ lekhyacitreṣu sthāpya tatrādhivāsayet || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 68.10 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 (68.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catuhstambha, Tanmadhya, Svastika, Pratima, Kami, Kamin, Kamya, Artha, Lekhin, Lekhya, Acitra, Sthapya, Tatra, Adhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 68.10). 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: “catuḥstambhāntu tanmadhye svastike pratimāṃ nyaset
  • catuḥstambhān -
  • catuḥstambha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tanmadhye -
  • tanmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • svastike -
  • svastika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svastika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pratimām -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset
  • Line 2: “kāmyārthāṃ lekhyacitreṣu sthāpya tatrādhivāsayet
  • kāmyā -
  • kāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    kāmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kāmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kam]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kam]
    kam -> kāmya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kam]
    kāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kam]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kam]
    kam -> kāmyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kam]
  • ārthā -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • lekhya -
  • lekhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    lekhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    lekhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lekhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]
  • acitreṣu -
  • acitra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    acitra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • 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]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vāsayet -
  • vās (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    vas (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 68.10

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 68.10 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುಃಸ್ತಮ್ಭಾನ್ತು ತನ್ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕೇ ಪ್ರತಿಮಾಂ ನ್ಯಸೇತ್ ।
ಕಾಮ್ಯಾರ್ಥಾಂ ಲೇಖ್ಯಚಿತ್ರೇಷು ಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ತತ್ರಾಧಿವಾಸಯೇತ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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