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 371.28

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यन्त्रेषु पीडयन्ति स्म भक्ष्यन्ते वायसादिभिः ।
तैलेनोष्णेन सिच्यन्ते छिद्यन्ते नैकधा शिरः ॥ २८ ॥

yantreṣu pīḍayanti sma bhakṣyante vāyasādibhiḥ |
tailenoṣṇena sicyante chidyante naikadhā śiraḥ || 28 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 371.28 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 (371.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yantra, Pidayat, Pidayanti, Sma, Vayasa, Taila, Ushna, Naikadha, Shira, Shiras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 371.28). 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: “yantreṣu pīḍayanti sma bhakṣyante vāyasādibhiḥ ”
yantreṣu -
yantra (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
pīḍayanti -
√pīḍ -> pīḍayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]

√pīḍ -> pīḍayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]

pīḍayat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pīḍ (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]
sma -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
bhakṣyante -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[future middle third plural]

√bhakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]

√bhakṣ (verb class 10)

[present passive third plural]

√bhakṣ (verb class 0)

[present passive third plural]
vāyasād -
vāyasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vāyasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ibhiḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “tailenoṣṇena sicyante chidyante naikadhā śiraḥ ”
taileno -
taila (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

taila (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
uṣṇena -
uṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

uṣṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sicyante -
√sic (verb class 6)

[present passive third plural]
chidyante -
√chid (verb class 7)

[present passive third plural]

√chid (verb class 9)

[present passive third plural]
naikadhā -
naikadhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śiraḥ -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 371.28

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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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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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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