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 158.7

द्व्यहेण क्षत्रिये शुद्धिस्त्रिभिर्वैश्ये मृते तथा ।
शुद्धिः शूद्रे पञ्चभिः स्यात्प्राग्विवाहद्द्विषट्त्वहः ॥ ७ ॥

dvyaheṇa kṣatriye śuddhistribhirvaiśye mṛte tathā |
śuddhiḥ śūdre pañcabhiḥ syātprāgvivāhaddviṣaṭtvahaḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 158.7 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 (158.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvyaha, Kshatriya, Shuddhi, Tri, Vaishya, Mrita, Mriti, Tatha, Shudra, Pancan, Syat, Sya, Prak, Viva, Dvishash, Tva, Ahan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 158.7). 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: “dvyaheṇa kṣatriye śuddhistribhirvaiśye mṛte tathā
  • dvyahe -
  • dvyaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvyaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvyahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatriye -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śuddhis -
  • śuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vaiśye -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛte -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śuddhiḥ śūdre pañcabhiḥ syātprāgvivāhaddviṣaṭtvahaḥ
  • śuddhiḥ -
  • śuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdre -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pañcabhiḥ -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vivā -
  • viva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahad -
  • has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • dviṣaṭ -
  • dviṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dviṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahaḥ -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 158.7

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 158.7 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವ್ಯಹೇಣ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೇ ಶುದ್ಧಿಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿರ್ವೈಶ್ಯೇ ಮೃತೇ ತಥಾ ।
ಶುದ್ಧಿಃ ಶೂದ್ರೇ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಪ್ರಾಗ್ವಿವಾಹದ್ದ್ವಿಷಟ್ತ್ವಹಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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