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 1.5

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द्वे ब्रह्मणी वेदितव्ये शब्दब्रह्म परं च यत् ।
द्वे विद्ये वेदितव्ये हि इति चाथर्वणी श्रुतिः ॥ ५ ॥

dve brahmaṇī veditavye śabdabrahma paraṃ ca yat |
dve vidye veditavye hi iti cātharvaṇī śrutiḥ || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.5 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 (1.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dva, Brahman, Veditavya, Shabdabrahman, Shabdabrahma, Param, Para, Yat, Yad, Vidya, Iti, Han, Ani, Shruti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.5). 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: “dve brahmaṇī veditavye śabdabrahma paraṃ ca yat ”
dve -
dva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
brahmaṇī -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
veditavye -
veditavya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

veditavya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

veditavyā (noun, feminine)

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

√vid -> veditavya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> veditavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [locative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> veditavyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> veditavya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> veditavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [locative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> veditavyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb]
śabdabrahma -
śabdabrahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śabdabrahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śabdabrahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dve vidye veditavye hi iti cātharvaṇī śrutiḥ ”
dve -
dva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vidye -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vidyā (noun, feminine)

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

√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive first single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive first single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive first single]
veditavye -
veditavya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

veditavya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

veditavyā (noun, feminine)

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

√vid -> veditavya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> veditavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [locative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> veditavyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> veditavya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> veditavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [locative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> veditavyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 7 verb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rva -
ru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aṇī -
aṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

aṇi (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.5

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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