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 218.16

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वेश्याद्वारमृदा राज्ञः कटिशौचं विधीयते ।
यज्ञस्थानाथैवोरू गोस्थानाज्जानुनी तथा ॥ १६ ॥

veśyādvāramṛdā rājñaḥ kaṭiśaucaṃ vidhīyate |
yajñasthānāthaivorū gosthānājjānunī tathā || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 218.16 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 (218.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veshya, Var, Vara, Rajan, Kati, Katin, Shauca, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Yajnasthana, Uru, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 218.16). 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: “veśyādvāramṛdā rājñaḥ kaṭiśaucaṃ vidhīyate ”
veśyād -
veśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

veśya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √viś]

√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √viś]

√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √viś]

√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √viś]

√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √viś class 6 verb], [ablative single from √viś]

√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √viś class 6 verb], [ablative single from √viś]

√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √viś class 1 verb], [ablative single from √viś]

√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √viś class 1 verb], [ablative single from √viś]
vāram -
vāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāra (noun, neuter)

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

vārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vār (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ṛ -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dā* -
da (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

dā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rājñaḥ -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
kaṭi -
kaṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kaṭī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

kaṭin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kaṭin (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

śauca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vidhī -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhī (noun, masculine)

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

vidhī (noun, feminine)

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

vidhī (noun, neuter)

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

vidh (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidh (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iyate -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]
Line 2: “yajñasthānāthaivorū gosthānājjānunī tathā ”
yajñasthānāt -
yajñasthāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
haivo -
√hā (verb class 1)

[optative active first dual]
urū -
uru (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse gosthānājjānunī*ta
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 218.16

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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