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 121.10

श्रवणे मूलपुष्ये च सूर्यमङ्गलजीवके ।
कुम्भे सिंहे च मिथुने कर्म पुंसवनं स्मृतं ॥ १० ॥

śravaṇe mūlapuṣye ca sūryamaṅgalajīvake |
kumbhe siṃhe ca mithune karma puṃsavanaṃ smṛtaṃ || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 121.10 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 (121.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shravana, Mula, Pushya, Surya, Anga, Jivaka, Kumbha, Simha, Mithuna, Mithu, Karman, Pumsavana, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 121.10). 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: “śravaṇe mūlapuṣye ca sūryamaṅgalajīvake
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mūla -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • puṣye -
  • puṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pus class 10 verb]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [locative single from √pus class 10 verb]
    pus -> puṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pus class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pus class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pus class 10 verb]
    puṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
    puṣ (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūryam -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvake -
  • jīvaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kumbhe siṃhe ca mithune karma puṃsavanaṃ smṛtaṃ
  • kumbhe -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • siṃhe -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mithune -
  • mithuna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mithuna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mithunā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mithu (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    mithū (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puṃsavanam -
  • puṃsavana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṃsavana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṃsavanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 121.10

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 121.10 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರವಣೇ ಮೂಲಪುಷ್ಯೇ ಚ ಸೂರ್ಯಮಙ್ಗಲಜೀವಕೇ ।
ಕುಮ್ಭೇ ಸಿಂಹೇ ಚ ಮಿಥುನೇ ಕರ್ಮ ಪುಂಸವನಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಂ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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