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 19.11

हिरण्याक्षसुताः पञ्च शम्बरः शकुनिस्त्विति ।
द्विमूर्धा शङ्कुरार्यश्च शतमासन् दनोः सुताः ॥ ११ ॥

hiraṇyākṣasutāḥ pañca śambaraḥ śakunistviti |
dvimūrdhā śaṅkurāryaśca śatamāsan danoḥ sutāḥ || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 19.11 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 (19.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hiranyaksha, Suta, Panca, Pancan, Shambara, Shakuni, Iti, Dvimurdhan, Shankura, Arya, Shata, Danu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.11). 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: “hiraṇyākṣasutāḥ pañca śambaraḥ śakunistviti
  • hiraṇyākṣa -
  • hiraṇyākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hiraṇyākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sutāḥ -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śambaraḥ -
  • śambara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakunis -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dvimūrdhā śaṅkurāryaśca śatamāsan danoḥ sutāḥ
  • dvimūrdhā -
  • dvimūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅkurā -
  • śaṅkura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aryaś -
  • arya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsan -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • danoḥ -
  • danu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    danu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sutāḥ -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 19.11

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 19.11 in Kannada sript:
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಾಕ್ಷಸುತಾಃ ಪಞ್ಚ ಶಮ್ಬರಃ ಶಕುನಿಸ್ತ್ವಿತಿ ।
ದ್ವಿಮೂರ್ಧಾ ಶಙ್ಕುರಾರ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಶತಮಾಸನ್ ದನೋಃ ಸುತಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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