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 266.4

विमना विफलारम्भः संसीदत्यनिमित्ततः ।
कन्या वरं न चाप्नोति च चापत्यं वराङ्गना ॥ ४ ॥

vimanā viphalārambhaḥ saṃsīdatyanimittataḥ |
kanyā varaṃ na cāpnoti ca cāpatyaṃ varāṅganā || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 266.4 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 (266.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vimana, Vimanas, Viphalarambha, Sidat, Animittatah, Kani, Kanya, Varam, Vara, Capa, Sya, Varangana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 266.4). 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: “vimanā viphalārambhaḥ saṃsīdatyanimittataḥ
  • vimanā* -
  • vimana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vimanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vimanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viphalārambhaḥ -
  • viphalārambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sīdatya -
  • sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sad class 1 verb], [locative single from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • animittataḥ -
  • animittataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “kanyā varaṃ na cāpnoti ca cāpatyaṃ varāṅganā
  • kanyā* -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tyam -
  • sya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • varāṅganā -
  • varāṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 266.4

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 266.4 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಮನಾ ವಿಫಲಾರಮ್ಭಃ ಸಂಸೀದತ್ಯನಿಮಿತ್ತತಃ ।
ಕನ್ಯಾ ವರಂ ನ ಚಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಚ ಚಾಪತ್ಯಂ ವರಾಙ್ಗನಾ ॥ ೪ ॥

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