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 239.40

परस्थानगमं क्रौर्य्यमौद्धत्यं मत्सरन्त्यजेत् ।
विगृह्य कथनं भृत्यो न कुर्य्याज् ज्यायसा सह ॥ ४० ॥

parasthānagamaṃ krauryyamauddhatyaṃ matsarantyajet |
vigṛhya kathanaṃ bhṛtyo na kuryyāj jyāyasā saha || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 239.40 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 (239.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parasthana, Gama, Matsa, Ranti, Rantya, Vigrihya, Kathana, Bhritya, Bhriti, Jyayas, Jyayasa, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 239.40). 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: “parasthānagamaṃ krauryyamauddhatyaṃ matsarantyajet
  • parasthāna -
  • parasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gamam -
  • gama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active first single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active first single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first single]
  • Cannot analyse krauryyamauddhatyam*ma
  • matsa -
  • matsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rantya -
  • ranti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rantya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rantya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ranti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ajet -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “vigṛhya kathanaṃ bhṛtyo na kuryyāj jyāyasā saha
  • vigṛhya -
  • vigṛhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathanam -
  • kathana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kathana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kathanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhṛtyo* -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse kuryyāj*jy
  • jyāyasā -
  • jyāyas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jyāyas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    jyāyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 239.40

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 239.40 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಸ್ಥಾನಗಮಂ ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯ್ಯಮೌದ್ಧತ್ಯಂ ಮತ್ಸರನ್ತ್ಯಜೇತ್ ।
ವಿಗೃಹ್ಯ ಕಥನಂ ಭೃತ್ಯೋ ನ ಕುರ್ಯ್ಯಾಜ್ ಜ್ಯಾಯಸಾ ಸಹ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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