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 364.4

वारस्त्री गणिका वेश्या भ्रातृजायास्तु यातरः ।
ननान्दा तु स्वसा पत्युः सपिण्डास्तु सनाभयः ॥ ४ ॥

vārastrī gaṇikā veśyā bhrātṛjāyāstu yātaraḥ |
nanāndā tu svasā patyuḥ sapiṇḍāstu sanābhayaḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 364.4 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 (364.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varastri, Ganika, Veshi, Veshya, Bhratrija, Bhratrijaya, Yata, Nanandri, Svasri, Svasa, Pati, Sapinda, Sanabhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 364.4). 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: “vārastrī gaṇikā veśyā bhrātṛjāyāstu yātaraḥ
  • vārastrī -
  • vārastrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • gaṇikā* -
  • gaṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gaṇika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • veśyā* -
  • veśi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    veśī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    veśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
  • bhrātṛjāyās -
  • bhrātṛjā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhrātṛjāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yāta -
  • yāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nanāndā tu svasā patyuḥ sapiṇḍāstu sanābhayaḥ
  • nanāndā -
  • nanāndṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • svasā -
  • svasṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    svasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • patyuḥ -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sapiṇḍās -
  • sapiṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sanābhayaḥ -
  • sanābhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sanābhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 364.4

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 364.4 in Kannada sript:
ವಾರಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಗಣಿಕಾ ವೇಶ್ಯಾ ಭ್ರಾತೃಜಾಯಾಸ್ತು ಯಾತರಃ ।
ನನಾನ್ದಾ ತು ಸ್ವಸಾ ಪತ್ಯುಃ ಸಪಿಣ್ಡಾಸ್ತು ಸನಾಭಯಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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