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 255.16

यः कश्चिदर्थोऽभिमतः स्वरुकच्या तु परस्परं ।
लेख्यं तु साक्षिमत् कार्य्यं तस्मिन् धनिकपूर्वकम् ॥ १६ ॥

yaḥ kaścidartho'bhimataḥ svarukacyā tu parasparaṃ |
lekhyaṃ tu sākṣimat kāryyaṃ tasmin dhanikapūrvakam || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 255.16 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 (255.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Kah, Cit, Artha, Abhimata, Parasparam, Paraspara, Lekhya, Sakshimat, Karyin, Tad, Dhanika, Purvakam, Purvaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 255.16). 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: “yaḥ kaścidartho'bhimataḥ svarukacyā tu parasparaṃ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • artho' -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhimataḥ -
  • abhimata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svaru -
  • svaru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kacyā -
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “lekhyaṃ tu sākṣimat kāryyaṃ tasmin dhanikapūrvakam
  • lekhyam -
  • lekhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lekhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lekhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √likh]
    likh -> lekhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √likh], [accusative single from √likh]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sākṣimat -
  • sākṣimat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sākṣimat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryya -
  • kāryin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kāryin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dhanika -
  • dhanika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhanika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvakam -
  • pūrvakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 255.16

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 255.16 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಕಶ್ಚಿದರ್ಥೋಽಭಿಮತಃ ಸ್ವರುಕಚ್ಯಾ ತು ಪರಸ್ಪರಂ ।
ಲೇಖ್ಯಂ ತು ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಮತ್ ಕಾರ್ಯ್ಯಂ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಧನಿಕಪೂರ್ವಕಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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