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 337.21

पद्यं चतुष्पदी तच्च वृत्तं जातिरितित्रिधा ।
वृत्तमक्षरसंख्येयमुक्थं तत् कृतिशेषजम् ॥ २१ ॥

padyaṃ catuṣpadī tacca vṛttaṃ jātirititridhā |
vṛttamakṣarasaṃkhyeyamukthaṃ tat kṛtiśeṣajam || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 337.21 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 (337.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Padya, Catushpadi, Tat, Tad, Vritta, Jati, Iti, Tridha, Akshara, Sankhyeya, Uktha, Krit, Kritin, Kriti, Shesha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 337.21). 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: “padyaṃ catuṣpadī tacca vṛttaṃ jātirititridhā
  • padyam -
  • padya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    padyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • catuṣpadī -
  • catuṣpadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • jātir -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tridhā -
  • tridhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vṛttamakṣarasaṃkhyeyamukthaṃ tat kṛtiśeṣajam
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • akṣara -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhyeyam -
  • saṅkhyeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkhyeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅkhyeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktham -
  • uktha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uktha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ukthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛti -
  • kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kṛtī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śeṣa -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jam -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 337.21

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 337.21 in Kannada sript:
ಪದ್ಯಂ ಚತುಷ್ಪದೀ ತಚ್ಚ ವೃತ್ತಂ ಜಾತಿರಿತಿತ್ರಿಧಾ ।
ವೃತ್ತಮಕ್ಷರಸಂಖ್ಯೇಯಮುಕ್ಥಂ ತತ್ ಕೃತಿಶೇಷಜಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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