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 375.15

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धारयेद्वारुणीं मन्त्री तुष्ट्यर्थं चाप्यतन्त्रितः ।
वारुणी धारणा प्रोक्ता ऐशानीधारणां श्रृषु ॥ १५ ॥

dhārayedvāruṇīṃ mantrī tuṣṭyarthaṃ cāpyatantritaḥ |
vāruṇī dhāraṇā proktā aiśānīdhāraṇāṃ śrṛṣu || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 375.15 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 (375.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varuni, Mantri, Mantrin, Tushtyartha, Capya, Tantrita, Dharana, Prokta, Aishani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 375.15). 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: “dhārayedvāruṇīṃ mantrī tuṣṭyarthaṃ cāpyatantritaḥ ”
dhārayed -
√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
vāruṇīm -
vāruṇī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
mantrī -
mantrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mantrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mantri (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mantrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tuṣṭyartham -
tuṣṭyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tuṣṭyartha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cāpya -
√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ci]
tantritaḥ -
tantrita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vāruṇī dhāraṇā proktā aiśānīdhāraṇāṃ śrṛṣu ”
vāruṇī -
vāruṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

vāruṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vāruṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dhāraṇā -
dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
proktā* -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

proktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
aiśānī -
aiśānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
dhāraṇām -
dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse śrṛṣu

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 375.15

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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