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 169.38

चण्डालान्त्यस्त्रियो गत्वा भुक्त्वा च प्रतिगृह्य च ।
पतत्यज्ञानतो विप्रो ज्ञानात्साम्यन्तु गच्छति ॥ ३८ ॥

caṇḍālāntyastriyo gatvā bhuktvā ca pratigṛhya ca |
patatyajñānato vipro jñānātsāmyantu gacchati || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 169.38 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 (169.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Candala, Anti, Antya, Tri, Bhuktva, Pratigrihya, Patat, Ajnanatah, Vipra, Jnana, Sami, Samin, Samya, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 169.38). 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: “caṇḍālāntyastriyo gatvā bhuktvā ca pratigṛhya ca
  • caṇḍālā -
  • caṇḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antyas -
  • antī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    antya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tri -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • iyo* -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • bhuktvā -
  • bhuktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratigṛhya -
  • pratigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratigṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “patatyajñānato vipro jñānātsāmyantu gacchati
  • patatya -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • ajñānato* -
  • ajñānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vipro* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñānāt -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sāmya -
  • sāmi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sāmi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antu -
  • antu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 169.38

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 169.38 in Kannada sript:
ಚಣ್ಡಾಲಾನ್ತ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋ ಗತ್ವಾ ಭುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಚ ಪ್ರತಿಗೃಹ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಪತತ್ಯಜ್ಞಾನತೋ ವಿಪ್ರೋ ಜ್ಞಾನಾತ್ಸಾಮ್ಯನ್ತು ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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