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 247.4

चतुःषष्टिपदं कृत्वा मध्ये ब्रह्मा चतुष्पदः ।
प्राक् तेषां वै गृहस्वामी कथितस्तु तथार्य्यमा ॥ ४ ॥

catuḥṣaṣṭipadaṃ kṛtvā madhye brahmā catuṣpadaḥ |
prāk teṣāṃ vai gṛhasvāmī kathitastu tathāryyamā || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 247.4 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 (247.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catuhshashti, Pada, Kritva, Kritvan, Madhye, Madhya, Brahma, Catushpad, Prak, Tad, Svamin, Kathita, Tatha, Aryi, Ama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 247.4). 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: “catuḥṣaṣṭipadaṃ kṛtvā madhye brahmā catuṣpadaḥ
  • catuḥṣaṣṭi -
  • catuḥṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    catuḥṣaṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • catuṣpadaḥ -
  • catuṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catuṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “prāk teṣāṃ vai gṛhasvāmī kathitastu tathāryyamā
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • gṛha -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • svāmī -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathitas -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aryya -
  • aryī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • amā -
  • amā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 247.4

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 247.4 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುಃಷಷ್ಟಿಪದಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಚತುಷ್ಪದಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಕ್ ತೇಷಾಂ ವೈ ಗೃಹಸ್ವಾಮೀ ಕಥಿತಸ್ತು ತಥಾರ್ಯ್ಯಮಾ ॥ ೪ ॥

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