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 380.40

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
भूयः पृच्छसि किं श्रेयः परमार्थन्न पृच्छसि ।
श्रेयांस्यपरमार्थानि अशेषाण्येव भूपते ॥ ४० ॥

brāhmaṇa uvāca |
bhūyaḥ pṛcchasi kiṃ śreyaḥ paramārthanna pṛcchasi |
śreyāṃsyaparamārthāni aśeṣāṇyeva bhūpate || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 380.40 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 (380.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Kim, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Parama, Aparam, Apara, Artha, Ashesha, Eva, Bhupata, Bhupati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 380.40). 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: “brāhmaṇa uvāca
  • brāhmaṇa* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “bhūyaḥ pṛcchasi kiṃ śreyaḥ paramārthanna pṛcchasi
  • bhūyaḥ -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛcchasi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śreyaḥ -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • paramā -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārthann -
  • arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛcchasi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 3: “śreyāṃsyaparamārthāni aśeṣāṇyeva bhūpate
  • śreyāṃsya -
  • śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aparam -
  • aparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārthāni -
  • ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aśeṣāṇye -
  • aśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūpate -
  • bhūpatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 380.40

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 380.40 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಭೂಯಃ ಪೃಚ್ಛಸಿ ಕಿಂ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಪರಮಾರ್ಥನ್ನ ಪೃಚ್ಛಸಿ ।
ಶ್ರೇಯಾಂಸ್ಯಪರಮಾರ್ಥಾನಿ ಅಶೇಷಾಣ್ಯೇವ ಭೂಪತೇ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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