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 293.6

तारान्त्याग्निवियत्प्रायो मन्त्र आग्नेय इष्यते ।
शिष्टः सौम्यः प्रशस्तौ तौ कर्मणोः क्रूरसौम्ययोः ॥ ६ ॥

tārāntyāgniviyatprāyo mantra āgneya iṣyate |
śiṣṭaḥ saumyaḥ praśastau tau karmaṇoḥ krūrasaumyayoḥ || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 293.6 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 (293.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tara, Anti, Antya, Viyat, Praya, Prayas, Mantra, Agneya, Ishyat, Shishta, Saumi, Saumya, Prashasta, Prashasti, Karman, Krura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 293.6). 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: “tārāntyāgniviyatprāyo mantra āgneya iṣyate
  • tārā -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antyā -
  • antya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant -> antya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ant]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    antyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agni -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • viyat -
  • viyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    viyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    -> viyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • prāyo* -
  • prāyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mantra* -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgneya* -
  • āgneya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “śiṣṭaḥ saumyaḥ praśastau tau karmaṇoḥ krūrasaumyayoḥ
  • śiṣṭaḥ -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • saumyaḥ -
  • saumī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saumya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praśastau -
  • praśasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    praśasti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • karmaṇoḥ -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • krūra -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saumyayoḥ -
  • saumya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 293.6

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 293.6 in Kannada sript:
ತಾರಾನ್ತ್ಯಾಗ್ನಿವಿಯತ್ಪ್ರಾಯೋ ಮನ್ತ್ರ ಆಗ್ನೇಯ ಇಷ್ಯತೇ ।
ಶಿಷ್ಟಃ ಸೌಮ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತೌ ತೌ ಕರ್ಮಣೋಃ ಕ್ರೂರಸೌಮ್ಯಯೋಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

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