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 281.19

क्षयस्य बृंहणं कार्यं स्थूलदेहस्य कर्षणम् ।
रक्षणं मध्यकायस्य देहभेदास्त्रयो मताः ॥ १९ ॥

kṣayasya bṛṃhaṇaṃ kāryaṃ sthūladehasya karṣaṇam |
rakṣaṇaṃ madhyakāyasya dehabhedāstrayo matāḥ || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 281.19 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 (281.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshaya, Brimhana, Karya, Sthuladeha, Karshana, Rakshana, Madhya, Kaya, Dehabheda, Traya, Tri, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 281.19). 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: “kṣayasya bṛṃhaṇaṃ kāryaṃ sthūladehasya karṣaṇam
  • kṣayasya -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bṛṃhaṇam -
  • bṛṃhaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bṛṃhaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bṛṃhaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • sthūladehasya -
  • sthūladeha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sthūladeha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • karṣaṇam -
  • karṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “rakṣaṇaṃ madhyakāyasya dehabhedāstrayo matāḥ
  • rakṣaṇam -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāyasya -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dehabhedās -
  • dehabheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • trayo* -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • matāḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 281.19

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 281.19 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಯಸ್ಯ ಬೃಂಹಣಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಸ್ಥೂಲದೇಹಸ್ಯ ಕರ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ರಕ್ಷಣಂ ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಯಸ್ಯ ದೇಹಭೇದಾಸ್ತ್ರಯೋ ಮತಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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