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 121.69

चतुष्पाद्विष्टिवाणिज्ये शयितः सङ्क्रमेद्रविः ।
दुर्भिक्षं राजसङ्ग्रामो दम्पत्योः संशयो भवेत् ॥ ६९ ॥

catuṣpādviṣṭivāṇijye śayitaḥ saṅkramedraviḥ |
durbhikṣaṃ rājasaṅgrāmo dampatyoḥ saṃśayo bhavet || 69 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 121.69 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 (121.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catushpad, Vishti, Vanijya, Shayitri, Shayita, Sankrama, Dravi, Durbhiksha, Raja, Sangrama, Dampati, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 121.69). 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: “catuṣpādviṣṭivāṇijye śayitaḥ saṅkramedraviḥ
  • catuṣpād -
  • catuṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    catuṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • viṣṭi -
  • viṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    viṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    viṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāṇijye -
  • vāṇijya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāṇijyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śayitaḥ -
  • śayitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śayita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śī -> śayita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • saṅkrame -
  • saṅkrama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkrama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • draviḥ -
  • dravi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “durbhikṣaṃ rājasaṅgrāmo dampatyoḥ saṃśayo bhavet
  • durbhikṣam -
  • durbhikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rāja -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅgrāmo* -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dampatyoḥ -
  • dampati (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dampatī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dampatī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dampati (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • saṃśayo* -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (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 121.69

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 121.69 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುಷ್ಪಾದ್ವಿಷ್ಟಿವಾಣಿಜ್ಯೇ ಶಯಿತಃ ಸಙ್ಕ್ರಮೇದ್ರವಿಃ ।
ದುರ್ಭಿಕ್ಷಂ ರಾಜಸಙ್ಗ್ರಾಮೋ ದಮ್ಪತ್ಯೋಃ ಸಂಶಯೋ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೬೯ ॥

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