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 383.40

आग्नयं दुर्लभं रूपं प्राप्यते भाग्यसंयुतैः ।
ध्यायन्तो ब्रह्म चाग्नेयं पुराणं हरिमागताः ॥ ४० ॥

āgnayaṃ durlabhaṃ rūpaṃ prāpyate bhāgyasaṃyutaiḥ |
dhyāyanto brahma cāgneyaṃ purāṇaṃ harimāgatāḥ || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 383.40 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 (383.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agna, Yah, Durlabha, Rupa, Prapin, Prapya, Bhagin, Bhagya, Bhagi, Asamyuta, Dhyayat, Brahma, Brahman, Agneya, Purana, Hariman, Agata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 383.40). 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: “āgnayaṃ durlabhaṃ rūpaṃ prāpyate bhāgyasaṃyutaiḥ
  • āgna -
  • āgna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āgna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • durlabham -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durlabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    prāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ate -
  • bhāgya -
  • bhāgin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhāgin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhāgī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asaṃyutaiḥ -
  • asaṃyuta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    asaṃyuta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dhyāyanto brahma cāgneyaṃ purāṇaṃ harimāgatāḥ
  • dhyāyanto* -
  • dhyāyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agneyam -
  • agneya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agneya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purāṇam -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • harimā -
  • hariman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • agatāḥ -
  • agata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    agatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 383.40

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 383.40 in Kannada sript:
ಆಗ್ನಯಂ ದುರ್ಲಭಂ ರೂಪಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯತೇ ಭಾಗ್ಯಸಂಯುತೈಃ ।
ಧ್ಯಾಯನ್ತೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಚಾಗ್ನೇಯಂ ಪುರಾಣಂ ಹರಿಮಾಗತಾಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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