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 381.53

कामाय राजसं कर्म मोहात् कर्म तु तामसं ।
सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समः कर्त्ता सात्त्विको राजसोऽत्यपि ॥ ५३ ॥

kāmāya rājasaṃ karma mohāt karma tu tāmasaṃ |
siddhyasiddhyoḥ samaḥ karttā sāttviko rājaso'tyapi || 53 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 381.53 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 (381.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kamaya, Kama, Rajasa, Karman, Mohat, Moha, Tamasa, Siddhyasiddhi, Sama, Karttri, Sattvika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 381.53). 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: “kāmāya rājasaṃ karma mohāt karma tu tāmasaṃ
  • kāmāya -
  • kāmāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • rājasam -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mohāt -
  • mohāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    moha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tāmasam -
  • tāmasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāmasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “siddhyasiddhyoḥ samaḥ karttā sāttviko rājaso'tyapi
  • siddhyasiddhyoḥ -
  • siddhyasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karttā -
  • karttṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛt (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛt (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • sāttviko* -
  • sāttvika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājaso' -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atyapi -
  • atyapi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 381.53

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 381.53 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಮಾಯ ರಾಜಸಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಮೋಹಾತ್ ಕರ್ಮ ತು ತಾಮಸಂ ।
ಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯೋಃ ಸಮಃ ಕರ್ತ್ತಾ ಸಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕೋ ರಾಜಸೋಽತ್ಯಪಿ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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