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 155.3

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शौचं कृत्वा मृदाचम्य भक्षयेद्दन्तधावनं ।
नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यं क्रियाङ्गं मलकर्षणं ॥ ३ ॥

śaucaṃ kṛtvā mṛdācamya bhakṣayeddantadhāvanaṃ |
nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ kriyāṅgaṃ malakarṣaṇaṃ || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 155.3 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 (155.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shauca, Kritva, Kritvan, Mrid, Mrida, Acamya, Dantadhavana, Nityam, Nitya, Naimittika, Kamya, Kriyanga, Malakarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 155.3). 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: “śaucaṃ kṛtvā mṛdācamya bhakṣayeddantadhāvanaṃ ”
śaucam -
śauca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śauca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
mṛdā -
mṛd (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mṛdā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ācamya -
ācamya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhakṣayed -
√bhakṣ (verb class 10)

[optative active third single]

√bhakṣ (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
dantadhāvanam -
dantadhāvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dantadhāvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “nityaṃ naimittikaṃ kāmyaṃ kriyāṅgaṃ malakarṣaṇaṃ ”
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
naimittikam -
naimittika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

naimittika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kāmyam -
kāmya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kāmyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kam -> kāmya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √kam]

√kam -> kāmya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √kam]

√kam -> kāmyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √kam]

√kam -> kāmya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kam]

√kam -> kāmya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kam], [accusative single from √kam]
kriyāṅgam -
kriyāṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kriyāṅga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
malakarṣaṇam -
malakarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

malakarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

malakarṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 155.3

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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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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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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