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 81.13

इत्थं लब्धाधिकारेण दीक्षा. अचार्येण साध्यते ।
स्कन्ददीक्षां गुरुः कुर्यात्कृत्वा नित्यक्रियां ततः ॥ १३ ॥

itthaṃ labdhādhikāreṇa dīkṣā. acāryeṇa sādhyate |
skandadīkṣāṃ guruḥ kuryātkṛtvā nityakriyāṃ tataḥ || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 81.13 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 (81.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ittham, Ittha, Labdhri, Labdha, Adhikara, Diksha, Sadhyata, Sadhyat, Skandat, Iksha, Guru, Kritva, Kritvan, Nityakriya, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 81.13). 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: “itthaṃ labdhādhikāreṇa dīkṣā. acāryeṇa sādhyate
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • labdhā -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdhṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    labdhṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    labdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • adhikāreṇa -
  • adhikāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dīkṣā* -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • acārye -
  • car (verb class 0)
    [imperfect passive first single]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhyate -
  • sādhyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādh -> sādhyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sādh class 4 verb]
    sādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    sādh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    sādh (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    sidh (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “skandadīkṣāṃ guruḥ kuryātkṛtvā nityakriyāṃ tataḥ
  • skandad -
  • skand -> skandat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √skand class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skand class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skand class 1 verb]
  • īkṣām -
  • īkṣ -> īkṣām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √īkṣ]
    īkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third 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]
  • nityakriyām -
  • nityakriyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 81.13

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 81.13 in Kannada sript:
ಇತ್ಥಂ ಲಬ್ಧಾಧಿಕಾರೇಣ ದೀಕ್ಷಾ. ಅಚಾರ್ಯೇಣ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೇ ।
ಸ್ಕನ್ದದೀಕ್ಷಾಂ ಗುರುಃ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಕೃತ್ವಾ ನಿತ್ಯಕ್ರಿಯಾಂ ತತಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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