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 235.9

श्रुत्वेतिहासं कार्य्याणि कार्याणां कार्य्यनिर्णयम् ।
व्यवहारन्ततः पश्येन्मन्त्रं कुर्य्यात्तु मन्त्रिभिः ॥ ९ ॥

śrutvetihāsaṃ kāryyāṇi kāryāṇāṃ kāryyanirṇayam |
vyavahārantataḥ paśyenmantraṃ kuryyāttu mantribhiḥ || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 235.9 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 (235.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Itihasa, Karyin, Karya, Anirnaya, Vyavaharam, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pashya, Mantra, Mantri, Mantrin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 235.9). 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: “śrutvetihāsaṃ kāryyāṇi kāryāṇāṃ kāryyanirṇayam
  • śrutve -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • itihāsam -
  • itihāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kāryyā -
  • kāryin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kāryin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āṇi -
  • āṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kāryāṇām -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • kāryya -
  • kāryin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kāryin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anirṇayam -
  • anirṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vyavahārantataḥ paśyenmantraṃ kuryyāttu mantribhiḥ
  • vyavahāran -
  • vyavahāram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • paśye -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mantram -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mantrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse kuryyāttu*ma
  • mantribhiḥ -
  • mantri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    mantrī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 235.9

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 235.9 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರುತ್ವೇತಿಹಾಸಂ ಕಾರ್ಯ್ಯಾಣಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಕಾರ್ಯ್ಯನಿರ್ಣಯಮ್ ।
ವ್ಯವಹಾರನ್ತತಃ ಪಶ್ಯೇನ್ಮನ್ತ್ರಂ ಕುರ್ಯ್ಯಾತ್ತು ಮನ್ತ್ರಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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