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 304.40

प्रायश्चित्तं विशुद्ध्यर्थं ततः शेषं समापयेत् ।
कुम्भं समन्त्रितं प्रार्च्यं शिशुं पीठेऽभिषेचयेत् ॥ ४० ॥

prāyaścittaṃ viśuddhyarthaṃ tataḥ śeṣaṃ samāpayet |
kumbhaṃ samantritaṃ prārcyaṃ śiśuṃ pīṭhe'bhiṣecayet || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 304.40 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 (304.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prayashcitta, Vishuddhyartha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shesha, Sama, Kumbha, Samantrin, Pra, Arcya, Shishu, Pitha, Abhi, Sha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 304.40). 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: “prāyaścittaṃ viśuddhyarthaṃ tataḥ śeṣaṃ samāpayet
  • prāyaścittam -
  • prāyaścitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāyaścitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāyaścittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viśuddhyartham -
  • viśuddhyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśuddhyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • śeṣam -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpayet -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kumbhaṃ samantritaṃ prārcyaṃ śiśuṃ pīṭhe'bhiṣecayet
  • kumbham -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samantri -
  • samantrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samantrin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arcyam -
  • arcya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]
  • śiśum -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pīṭhe' -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṣe -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cayet -
  • cay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    ci (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 304.40

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 304.40 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತಂ ವಿಶುದ್ಧ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ತತಃ ಶೇಷಂ ಸಮಾಪಯೇತ್ ।
ಕುಮ್ಭಂ ಸಮನ್ತ್ರಿತಂ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಚ್ಯಂ ಶಿಶುಂ ಪೀಠೇಽಭಿಷೇಚಯೇತ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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