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 169.18

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अथवा गार्धभञ्चर्म वसित्वाब्दञ्चरेन्महीं ।
हत्वा गर्भमविज्ञातं ब्रह्महत्याव्रतं चरेत् ॥ १८ ॥

athavā gārdhabhañcarma vasitvābdañcarenmahīṃ |
hatvā garbhamavijñātaṃ brahmahatyāvrataṃ caret || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 169.18 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 (169.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Athava, Abdam, Abda, Mahi, Garbha, Avijnata, Brahmahatya, Avrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 169.18). 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: “athavā gārdhabhañcarma vasitvābdañcarenmahīṃ ”
athavā -
athavā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse gārdhabhañcarma*va
vasitvā -
√vas -> vasitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vas]

√vas -> vasitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vas]

√vas -> vasitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vas]
ābdañ -
ābdam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ābda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ābda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
caren -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
mahīm -
mahī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “hatvā garbhamavijñātaṃ brahmahatyāvrataṃ caret ”
hatvā -
√han -> hatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √han]

√han -> hatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √han]
garbham -
garbha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

garbhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
avijñātam -
avijñāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avijñāta (noun, neuter)

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

avijñātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brahmahatyā -
brahmahatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahmahatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avratam -
avrata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avrata (noun, neuter)

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

avratā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
caret -
√car (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 169.18

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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