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 157.38

द्वार्यश्मनि पदं दत्वा प्रविशेयुस्तथा गृहं ।
अक्षतान्निक्षिपेद्वह्नौ निम्बपत्रं विदश्य च ॥ ३८ ॥

dvāryaśmani padaṃ datvā praviśeyustathā gṛhaṃ |
akṣatānnikṣipedvahnau nimbapatraṃ vidaśya ca || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 157.38 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 (157.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvari, Dvarin, Dvarya, Ashman, Pada, Dad, Pra, Tatha, Grih, Akshata, Vahni, Nimbapatra, Vida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 157.38). 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: “dvāryaśmani padaṃ datvā praviśeyustathā gṛhaṃ
  • dvārya -
  • dvārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dvārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    dvārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśmani -
  • aśman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • viśeyus -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “akṣatānnikṣipedvahnau nimbapatraṃ vidaśya ca
  • akṣatān -
  • akṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    akṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣiped -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • vahnau -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nimbapatram -
  • nimbapatra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nimbapatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vida -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śya -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 157.38

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 157.38 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾರ್ಯಶ್ಮನಿ ಪದಂ ದತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರವಿಶೇಯುಸ್ತಥಾ ಗೃಹಂ ।
ಅಕ್ಷತಾನ್ನಿಕ್ಷಿಪೇದ್ವಹ್ನೌ ನಿಮ್ಬಪತ್ರಂ ವಿದಶ್ಯ ಚ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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