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 19.14

प्रह्रादस्य चतुष्कोट्यो निवातकवचाः कुले ।
ताम्रायाः षट्सुताः स्युश्च काकी श्वेनी च भास्यपि ॥ १४ ॥

prahrādasya catuṣkoṭyo nivātakavacāḥ kule |
tāmrāyāḥ ṣaṭsutāḥ syuśca kākī śvenī ca bhāsyapi || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 19.14 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 (19.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prahrada, Catushkoti, Nivatakavaca, Kula, Kuli, Tamra, Shash, Tas, Kaki, Shvan, Bhas, Bhasi, Bhasin, Bhasya, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 19.14). 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: “prahrādasya catuṣkoṭyo nivātakavacāḥ kule
  • prahrādasya -
  • prahrāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • catuṣkoṭyo* -
  • catuṣkoṭī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catuṣkoṭī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nivātakavacāḥ -
  • nivātakavaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nivātakavacā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tāmrāyāḥ ṣaṭsutāḥ syuśca kākī śvenī ca bhāsyapi
  • tāmrāyāḥ -
  • tāmrā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṣaṭsu -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syuś -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kākī -
  • kākī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śve -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāsya -
  • bhāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhās -> bhāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhās]
    bhās -> bhāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhās]
    bhās -> bhāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhās]
    bhās -> bhāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhās]
    bhās (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhās -> bhāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhās]
    bhās -> bhāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhās]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 19.14

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 19.14 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಹ್ರಾದಸ್ಯ ಚತುಷ್ಕೋಟ್ಯೋ ನಿವಾತಕವಚಾಃ ಕುಲೇ ।
ತಾಮ್ರಾಯಾಃ ಷಟ್ಸುತಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಶ್ಚ ಕಾಕೀ ಶ್ವೇನೀ ಚ ಭಾಸ್ಯಪಿ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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