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 227.43

ज्यायसा दूषिता नारी मुण्डनं समवाप्नुयात् ।
वैश्यागमे तु विप्रस्य क्षत्रियस्यान्त्यजागमे ॥ ४३ ॥

jyāyasā dūṣitā nārī muṇḍanaṃ samavāpnuyāt |
vaiśyāgame tu viprasya kṣatriyasyāntyajāgame || 43 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 227.43 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 (227.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jyayasa, Dushita, Nari, Mundana, Vaishya, Agama, Vipra, Kshatriya, Antyaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 227.43). 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: “jyāyasā dūṣitā nārī muṇḍanaṃ samavāpnuyāt
  • jyāyasā* -
  • jyāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jyāyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dūṣitā* -
  • dūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dūṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √duṣ], [vocative plural from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √duṣ], [vocative plural from √duṣ], [accusative plural from √duṣ]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • muṇḍanam -
  • muṇḍana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muṇḍana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samavā -
  • samava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “vaiśyāgame tu viprasya kṣatriyasyāntyajāgame
  • vaiśyā -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agame -
  • agama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viprasya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kṣatriyasyā -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • antyajā -
  • antyaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antyaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antyajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agame -
  • agama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 227.43

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 227.43 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಯಾಯಸಾ ದೂಷಿತಾ ನಾರೀ ಮುಣ್ಡನಂ ಸಮವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯಾಗಮೇ ತು ವಿಪ್ರಸ್ಯ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಸ್ಯಾನ್ತ್ಯಜಾಗಮೇ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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