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 163.2

प्राच्योपवेशयेत्पीठे युग्मान्दैवेऽथ पित्रके ।
अयुग्मान् प्राङ्मुखान्दैवे त्रीन् पैत्रे चैकमेव वा ॥ २ ॥

prācyopaveśayetpīṭhe yugmāndaive'tha pitrake |
ayugmān prāṅmukhāndaive trīn paitre caikameva vā || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 163.2 is contained in the book The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition) by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे). This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! 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 (163.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitha, Yugma, Yugmat, Daiva, Atha, Aka, Ayugma, Pranmukha, Tri, Paitra, Aika, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 163.2). 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: “prācyopaveśayetpīṭhe yugmāndaive'tha pitrake
  • prācyo -
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veśayet -
  • viś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    viś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • pīṭhe -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yugmān -
  • yugma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yugmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daive' -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pitra -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ake -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “ayugmān prāṅmukhāndaive trīn paitre caikameva
  • ayugmān -
  • ayugma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prāṅmukhān -
  • prāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • daive -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • trīn -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • paitre -
  • paitra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikam -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 163.2

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 163.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಚ್ಯೋಪವೇಶಯೇತ್ಪೀಠೇ ಯುಗ್ಮಾನ್ದೈವೇಽಥ ಪಿತ್ರಕೇ ।
ಅಯುಗ್ಮಾನ್ ಪ್ರಾಙ್ಮುಖಾನ್ದೈವೇ ತ್ರೀನ್ ಪೈತ್ರೇ ಚೈಕಮೇವ ವಾ ॥ ೨ ॥

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