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 331.3

छन्दोऽत्र लौकिकंस्याच्च आर्षमात्रैष्टुभात् स्मृतम् ।
त्रिष्टुप्पङ्क्तिवृहती अनुष्टुवुष्णिगी रितम् ॥ ३ ॥

chando'tra laukikaṃsyācca ārṣamātraiṣṭubhāt smṛtam |
triṣṭuppaṅktivṛhatī anuṣṭuvuṣṇigī ritam || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 331.3 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 (331.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chanda, Chandas, Chandu, Atra, Laukika, Syat, Sya, Arsha, Bha, Bhas, Smrita, Trishtubh, Pankti, Vrihat, Vrihati, Rit, Rita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 331.3). 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: “chando'tra laukikaṃsyācca ārṣamātraiṣṭubhāt smṛtam
  • chando' -
  • chandas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    chanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    chandu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    chandu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laukikaṃ -
  • laukika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    laukika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syāc -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārṣam -
  • ārṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ātraiṣ -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ṭu -
  • ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhāt -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhās (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “triṣṭuppaṅktivṛhatī anuṣṭuvuṣṇigī ritam
  • triṣṭup -
  • triṣṭubh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • paṅkti -
  • paṅkti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paṅkti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    paṅkti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    paṅktī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    paṅktī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    paṅktī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛhatī -
  • vṛh -> vṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛh class 6 verb]
    vṛh -> vṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛh class 6 verb]
  • Cannot analyse anuṣṭuvuṣṇigī*ri
  • ritam -
  • ritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rit (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 331.3

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 331.3 in Kannada sript:
ಛನ್ದೋಽತ್ರ ಲೌಕಿಕಂಸ್ಯಾಚ್ಚ ಆರ್ಷಮಾತ್ರೈಷ್ಟುಭಾತ್ ಸ್ಮೃತಮ್ ।
ತ್ರಿಷ್ಟುಪ್ಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿವೃಹತೀ ಅನುಷ್ಟುವುಷ್ಣಿಗೀ ರಿತಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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