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 223.20

पतिव्रतासु च स्त्रीषु विधबास्वतुरासु च ।
जीवन्तीनान्तु तासां ये संहरेयुः स्ववान्धवाः ॥ २० ॥

pativratāsu ca strīṣu vidhabāsvaturāsu ca |
jīvantīnāntu tāsāṃ ye saṃhareyuḥ svavāndhavāḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 223.20 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 (223.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pativrata, Strishu, Stri, Vidha, Asu, Asva, Atura, Jivanti, Yah, Yat, Samhara, Svavat, Svavas, Dhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 223.20). 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: “pativratāsu ca strīṣu vidhabāsvaturāsu ca
  • pativratāsu -
  • pativratā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • strīṣu -
  • strīṣū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    strī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • vidha -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asva -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    asva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aturāsu -
  • aturā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “jīvantīnāntu tāsāṃ ye saṃhareyuḥ svavāndhavāḥ
  • jīvantīn -
  • jīvanti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṃhare -
  • saṃhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iyuḥ -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
  • svavān -
  • svavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svavas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhavāḥ -
  • dhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 223.20

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 223.20 in Kannada sript:
ಪತಿವ್ರತಾಸು ಚ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಷು ವಿಧಬಾಸ್ವತುರಾಸು ಚ ।
ಜೀವನ್ತೀನಾನ್ತು ತಾಸಾಂ ಯೇ ಸಂಹರೇಯುಃ ಸ್ವವಾನ್ಧವಾಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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