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 88.20

अस्त्रेण जुहुयात्पज्च पाशाङ्कुशनिवृत्तये ।
प्रायश्चित्तनिषेधार्थं दद्यादष्टाहुतीस्ततः ॥ २० ॥

astreṇa juhuyātpajca pāśāṅkuśanivṛttaye |
prāyaścittaniṣedhārthaṃ dadyādaṣṭāhutīstataḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 88.20 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 (88.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Astra, Pasha, Kusha, Nivritti, Prayashcitta, Nishedha, Artha, Ashta, Ashtan, Ahuti, 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 88.20). 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: “astreṇa juhuyātpajca pāśāṅkuśanivṛttaye
  • astreṇa -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse juhuyātpajca*pā
  • pāśāṅ -
  • pāśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuśa -
  • kuśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivṛttaye -
  • nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “prāyaścittaniṣedhārthaṃ dadyādaṣṭāhutīstataḥ
  • prāyaścitta -
  • prāyaścitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāyaścitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣedhā -
  • niṣedha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • aṣṭā -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 5 verb]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    akṣ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • āhutīs -
  • āhuti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    āhutī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āhutī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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 88.20

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 88.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಜುಹುಯಾತ್ಪಜ್ಚ ಪಾಶಾಙ್ಕುಶನಿವೃತ್ತಯೇ ।
ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತನಿಷೇಧಾರ್ಥಂ ದದ್ಯಾದಷ್ಟಾಹುತೀಸ್ತತಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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