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 258.78

राज्ञोऽनिष्टप्रवक्तारं तस्यैवाक्रोशकं तथा ।
मृताङ्गलग्नविक्रेतुर्गुरोस्ताड़यितुस्तथा ॥ ७८ ॥

rājño'niṣṭapravaktāraṃ tasyaivākrośakaṃ tathā |
mṛtāṅgalagnavikreturgurostāḍa़yitustathā || 78 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 258.78 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 (258.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajan, Anishta, Pravaktri, Shaka, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 258.78). 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: “rājño'niṣṭapravaktāraṃ tasyaivākrośakaṃ tathā
  • rājño' -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • aniṣṭa -
  • aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravaktāram -
  • pravaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tasyai -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • vākro -
  • śakam -
  • śaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛtāṅgalagnavikreturgurostāḍa़yitustathā
  • Cannot analyse mṛtāṅgalagnavikreturgurostāḍa़yitustathā

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 258.78

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 258.78 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜ್ಞೋಽನಿಷ್ಟಪ್ರವಕ್ತಾರಂ ತಸ್ಯೈವಾಕ್ರೋಶಕಂ ತಥಾ ।
ಮೃತಾಙ್ಗಲಗ್ನವಿಕ್ರೇತುರ್ಗುರೋಸ್ತಾಡ़ಯಿತುಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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