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 9.18

नागपाशेन पिङ्गाक्षं दर्शयामास रावणम् ।
उवाच रावणः कस्त्वं मारुतिः प्राह रावणम् ॥ १८ ॥

nāgapāśena piṅgākṣaṃ darśayāmāsa rāvaṇam |
uvāca rāvaṇaḥ kastvaṃ mārutiḥ prāha rāvaṇam || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.18 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 (9.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagapasha, Pingaksha, Ravana, Kah, Tva, Yushmad, Maruti, Praha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.18). 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: “nāgapāśena piṅgākṣaṃ darśayāmāsa rāvaṇam
  • nāgapāśena -
  • nāgapāśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • piṅgākṣam -
  • piṅgākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    piṅgākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • darśayāmā -
  • dṛś (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • rāvaṇam -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāvaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “uvāca rāvaṇaḥ kastvaṃ mārutiḥ prāha rāvaṇam
  • 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]
  • rāvaṇaḥ -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kas -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mārutiḥ -
  • māruti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāvaṇam -
  • rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāvaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.18

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 9.18 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಗಪಾಶೇನ ಪಿಙ್ಗಾಕ್ಷಂ ದರ್ಶಯಾಮಾಸ ರಾವಣಮ್ ।
ಉವಾಚ ರಾವಣಃ ಕಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಮಾರುತಿಃ ಪ್ರಾಹ ರಾವಣಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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