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 259.28

इमामिति जपन् शश्वत् कामानाप्नोत्यभीप्सितान् ।
मानस्तोक इति द्वाभ्यां त्रिरात्रोपोषितः शुचिः ॥ २८ ॥

imāmiti japan śaśvat kāmānāpnotyabhīpsitān |
mānastoka iti dvābhyāṃ trirātropoṣitaḥ śuciḥ || 28 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 259.28 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 (259.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iyam, Idam, Iti, Japat, Shashvat, Kama, Abhipsita, Manastoka, Dva, Triratra, Uposhita, Shuci,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 259.28). 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: “imāmiti japan śaśvat kāmānāpnotyabhīpsitān
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • japan -
  • jap -> japat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]
  • śaśvat -
  • śaśvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śaśvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaśvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāmān -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āpnotya -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • abhīpsitān -
  • abhīpsita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “mānastoka iti dvābhyāṃ trirātropoṣitaḥ śuciḥ
  • mānastoka* -
  • mānastoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dvābhyām -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • trirātro -
  • trirātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trirātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trirātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upoṣitaḥ -
  • upoṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 259.28

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 259.28 in Kannada sript:
ಇಮಾಮಿತಿ ಜಪನ್ ಶಶ್ವತ್ ಕಾಮಾನಾಪ್ನೋತ್ಯಭೀಪ್ಸಿತಾನ್ ।
ಮಾನಸ್ತೋಕ ಇತಿ ದ್ವಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ತ್ರಿರಾತ್ರೋಪೋಷಿತಃ ಶುಚಿಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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