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 293.5

क्षुद्रक्रियामयध्वंसे स्त्रियोऽन्यत्र नपुंसकाः ।
मन्त्रावाग्नेयसौम्याख्यौ ताराद्यन्तार्द्वयोर्जपेत् ॥ ५ ॥

kṣudrakriyāmayadhvaṃse striyo'nyatra napuṃsakāḥ |
mantrāvāgneyasaumyākhyau tārādyantārdvayorjapet || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 293.5 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 (293.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshudra, Stri, Anyatra, Napumsaka, Mantra, Mantri, Agneya, Saumi, Saumya, Akhya, Tara, Yantri, Yoh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 293.5). 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: “kṣudrakriyāmayadhvaṃse striyo'nyatra napuṃsakāḥ
  • kṣudra -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kriyāma -
  • kṛ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • adhvaṃse -
  • dhvaṃs (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • striyo' -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anyatra -
  • anyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • napuṃsakāḥ -
  • napuṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    napuṃsakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “mantrāvāgneyasaumyākhyau tārādyantārdvayorjapet
  • mantrāvā -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mantri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • āgneya -
  • āgneya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āgneya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saumyā -
  • saumī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    saumya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • ākhyau -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tārād -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yantā -
  • yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yam (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ārdva -
  • ard (verb class 7)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • yor -
  • yoḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • japet -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 293.5

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 293.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಕ್ರಿಯಾಮಯಧ್ವಂಸೇ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋಽನ್ಯತ್ರ ನಪುಂಸಕಾಃ ।
ಮನ್ತ್ರಾವಾಗ್ನೇಯಸೌಮ್ಯಾಖ್ಯೌ ತಾರಾದ್ಯನ್ತಾರ್ದ್ವಯೋರ್ಜಪೇತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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