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 278.1

अग्निरुवाच ।
पुरोर्जनमेजयोऽभूत्प्राचीन्नन्तस्तु तत्सुतः ।
प्राचीन्नन्तान्मनस्युस्तु तस्माद्वीतमयो तृपः ॥ १ ॥

agniruvāca |
purorjanamejayo'bhūtprācīnnantastu tatsutaḥ |
prācīnnantānmanasyustu tasmādvītamayo tṛpaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 278.1 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 (278.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agni, Pur, Puru, Janamejaya, Praci, Anta, Tat, Tad, Sut, Suta, Manasyu, Tasmat, Vita, Tripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 278.1). 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: “agniruvāca
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “purorjanamejayo'bhūtprācīnnantastu tatsutaḥ
  • puror -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    puru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • janamejayo' -
  • janamejaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • prācī -
  • prācī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • antas -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sutaḥ -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 3: “prācīnnantānmanasyustu tasmādvītamayo tṛpaḥ
  • prācī -
  • prācī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • antān -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manasyus -
  • manasyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manasyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • vītam -
  • vīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vai -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    vai -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ayo -
  • tṛpaḥ -
  • tṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 278.1

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 278.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಪುರೋರ್ಜನಮೇಜಯೋಽಭೂತ್ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ್ನನ್ತಸ್ತು ತತ್ಸುತಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ್ನನ್ತಾನ್ಮನಸ್ಯುಸ್ತು ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ವೀತಮಯೋ ತೃಪಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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