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 257.46

यो यावत् कुरुते कर्म्म तावत्तस्य तु वेतनम् ।
उभयोरप्यसाध्यञ्चेत् साध्ये कुर्य्याद्यथाश्रुतम् ॥ ४६ ॥

yo yāvat kurute karmma tāvattasya tu vetanam |
ubhayorapyasādhyañcet sādhye kuryyādyathāśrutam || 46 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 257.46 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 (257.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yavat, Kuruta, Tavat, Tad, Vetana, Ubha, Rapya, Sadhin, Sadhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 257.46). 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: “yo yāvat kurute karmma tāvattasya tu vetanam
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse karmma*tā
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vetanam -
  • vetana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ubhayorapyasādhyañcet sādhye kuryyādyathāśrutam
  • ubhayor -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • rapya -
  • rap -> rapya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rap]
    rap -> rapya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]
    rap -> rapya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]
  • sādhya -
  • sādhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sādhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sādhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sidh]
    sādh -> sādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sādh]
    sādh -> sādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sādh]
    sādh -> sādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sādh]
    sidh -> sādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sidh]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh]
    sādh (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • añcet -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sādhye -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sādhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh], [locative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative single from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh]
    sādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    sādh (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    sādh (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
    sidh (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • Cannot analyse kuryyādyathāśrutam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 257.46

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 257.46 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಯಾವತ್ ಕುರುತೇ ಕರ್ಮ್ಮ ತಾವತ್ತಸ್ಯ ತು ವೇತನಮ್ ।
ಉಭಯೋರಪ್ಯಸಾಧ್ಯಞ್ಚೇತ್ ಸಾಧ್ಯೇ ಕುರ್ಯ್ಯಾದ್ಯಥಾಶ್ರುತಮ್ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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