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# Agnipurana 338.9

Agnipurāṇa 338.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [338.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.338.9)

vībhatsādbhutaśāntākhyāḥ svabhāvāccaturo rasāḥ /  
lakṣmīriva vinā tyāgānna vāṇī bhāti nīrasā //

> odious, marvelous, and that named peaceful (śānta)—\[these are\] four sentiments by natural origin.  
> Speech devoid of sentiment does not shine, just as Lakṣmī does not shine without generosity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.338.9) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.338.9) — Sanskrit

## Linked texts (1)

- [Alaṅkārasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.alankarasangraha.4.4) — Amṛtānandayogin, Sanskrit

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