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 117.8

विश्वान्देवानावाहयिष्ये पृच्छेदावाहयेति च ।
विश्वेदेवास आवाह्य विकीर्याथ यवान् जपेत् ॥ ८ ॥

viśvāndevānāvāhayiṣye pṛcchedāvāhayeti ca |
viśvedevāsa āvāhya vikīryātha yavān japet || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 117.8 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 (117.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishvandeva, Avaha, Yah, Yat, Iti, Vishvedevri, Vishvedeva, Asa, Avahya, Vij, Irya, Han, Yava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 117.8). 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: “viśvāndevānāvāhayiṣye pṛcchedāvāhayeti ca
  • viśvāndevān -
  • viśvāndeva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āvā -
  • au (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hayiṣye -
  • hay (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
  • pṛcched -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • āvāha -
  • āvāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “viśvedevāsa āvāhya vikīryātha yavān japet
  • viśvedevā -
  • viśvedeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśvedevṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    viśvedevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsa* -
  • ās (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    āsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āvāhya -
  • āvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vik -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • īryāt -
  • īrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    īrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    īr -> īrya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √īr]
    īr -> īrya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √īr class 2 verb], [ablative single from √īr]
    īr -> īrya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √īr class 2 verb], [ablative single from √īr]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yavān -
  • yava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • japet -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 117.8

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 117.8 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಶ್ವಾನ್ದೇವಾನಾವಾಹಯಿಷ್ಯೇ ಪೃಚ್ಛೇದಾವಾಹಯೇತಿ ಚ ।
ವಿಶ್ವೇದೇವಾಸ ಆವಾಹ್ಯ ವಿಕೀರ್ಯಾಥ ಯವಾನ್ ಜಪೇತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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