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 74.18

पार्थिवं मण्डलं पीतं कठिनं वज्रलाञ्छितं ।
हौमित्यात्मीयबीजेन तन्निवृत्तिकलामयं ॥ १८ ॥

pārthivaṃ maṇḍalaṃ pītaṃ kaṭhinaṃ vajralāñchitaṃ |
haumityātmīyabījena tannivṛttikalāmayaṃ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 74.18 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 (74.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parthiva, Mandala, Pita, Kathina, Vajralanchita, Mitya, Miya, Bija, Tat, Tad, Tan, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 74.18). 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: “pārthivaṃ maṇḍalaṃ pītaṃ kaṭhinaṃ vajralāñchitaṃ
  • pārthivam -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pītam -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • kaṭhinam -
  • kaṭhina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṭhina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṭhinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vajralāñchitam -
  • vajralāñchita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vajralāñchita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “haumityātmīyabījena tannivṛttikalāmayaṃ
  • hau -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mityāt -
  • mitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mīya -
  • -> mīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> mīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> mīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> mīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> mīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> mīya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 10 verb]
    -> mīya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 10 verb]
  • bījena -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nivṛtti -
  • nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kalāma -
  • kal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 74.18

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 74.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಂ ಮಣ್ಡಲಂ ಪೀತಂ ಕಠಿನಂ ವಜ್ರಲಾಞ್ಛಿತಂ ।
ಹೌಮಿತ್ಯಾತ್ಮೀಯಬೀಜೇನ ತನ್ನಿವೃತ್ತಿಕಲಾಮಯಂ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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