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 272.16

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चतुर्द्दशशहस्राणि वाराहं विष्णुणेरितम् ।
भूयौ वराहचरितं मानवस्य प्रवृत्तितः ॥ १६ ॥

caturddaśaśahasrāṇi vārāhaṃ viṣṇuṇeritam |
bhūyau varāhacaritaṃ mānavasya pravṛttitaḥ || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 272.16 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 (272.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varaha, Irita, Carita, Manava, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 272.16). 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: “caturddaśaśahasrāṇi vārāhaṃ viṣṇuṇeritam ”
Cannot analyse caturddaśaśahasrāṇi*vā
vārāham -
vārāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vārāha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
viṣṇu -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
ṇe -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
īritam -
īrita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īrita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

īritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √īr]

√īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √īr]

√īr -> īritā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √īr]

√īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √īr]

√īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √īr], [accusative single from √īr]
Line 2: “bhūyau varāhacaritaṃ mānavasya pravṛttitaḥ ”
bhūyau -
varāha -
varāha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
caritam -
carita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

carita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

caritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mānavasya -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

mānava (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
pravṛtti -
pravṛtti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 272.16

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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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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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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