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 171.4

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एतद्वीरासनं प्रोक्तं कृच्छ्रकृत्तेन पापहा ।
अष्टभिः प्रत्यहं ग्रासैर्यतिचान्द्रायणं स्मृतं ॥ ४ ॥

etadvīrāsanaṃ proktaṃ kṛcchrakṛttena pāpahā |
aṣṭabhiḥ pratyahaṃ grāsairyaticāndrāyaṇaṃ smṛtaṃ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 171.4 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 (171.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Virasana, Prokta, Kricchrakrit, Tad, Tena, Papahan, Ashtan, Pratyaha, Grasa, Yaticandrayana, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 171.4). 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: “etadvīrāsanaṃ proktaṃ kṛcchrakṛttena pāpahā ”
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vīrāsanam -
vīrāsana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
proktam -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prokta (noun, neuter)

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

proktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṛcchrakṛt -
kṛcchrakṛt (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kṛcchrakṛt (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
pāpahā -
pāpahan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “aṣṭabhiḥ pratyahaṃ grāsairyaticāndrāyaṇaṃ smṛtaṃ ”
aṣṭabhiḥ -
aṣṭan (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

aṣṭan (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
pratyaham -
pratyaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyaha (noun, neuter)

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

pratyahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
grāsair -
grāsa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

grāsa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
yaticāndrāyaṇam -
yaticāndrāyaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
smṛtam -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

smṛta (noun, neuter)

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

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 171.4

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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