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 253.37

ततोऽर्थी लेखयेत्सद्यः प्रतिज्ञातार्थसाधनम् ।
तत्सिद्धौ सिद्धिमाप्नोति विपरीतमतोऽन्यथा ॥ ३७ ॥

tato'rthī lekhayetsadyaḥ pratijñātārthasādhanam |
tatsiddhau siddhimāpnoti viparītamato'nyathā || 37 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 253.37 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 (253.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Arthin, Arthi, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Pratijnatartha, Sadhana, Tat, Siddha, Siddhi, Viparita, Atah, Anyatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 253.37). 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: “tato'rthī lekhayetsadyaḥ pratijñātārthasādhanam
  • tato' -
  • 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]
  • arthī -
  • arthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    arthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lekhayet -
  • likh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • sadyaḥ -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratijñātārtha -
  • pratijñātārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhanam -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tatsiddhau siddhimāpnoti viparītamato'nyathā
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • siddhau -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • siddhim -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • viparītam -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viparītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ato' -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 253.37

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 253.37 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽರ್ಥೀ ಲೇಖಯೇತ್ಸದ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾತಾರ್ಥಸಾಧನಮ್ ।
ತತ್ಸಿದ್ಧೌ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಮಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ವಿಪರೀತಮತೋಽನ್ಯಥಾ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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