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 20.16

पावकः पवमानोभूच्छुचिः स्वाहाग्निजोभवत् ।
अग्निस्वात्ता वर्हिषदोऽनग्नयः साग्नयो ह्यजात् ॥ १६ ॥

pāvakaḥ pavamānobhūcchuciḥ svāhāgnijobhavat |
agnisvāttā varhiṣado'nagnayaḥ sāgnayo hyajāt || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 20.16 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 (20.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pavaka, Pavamana, Shuci, Svahagni, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sagni, Aja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 20.16). 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: “pāvakaḥ pavamānobhūcchuciḥ svāhāgnijobhavat
  • pāvakaḥ -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pavamāno -
  • pavamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pav -> pavamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pav class 1 verb]
    -> pavamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • bhūcch -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svāhāgni -
  • svāhāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svāhāgni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svāhāgni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jo -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavat -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “agnisvāttā varhiṣado'nagnayaḥ sāgnayo hyajāt
  • agnisvāttā* -
  • Cannot analyse varhiṣado'nagnayaḥ*sā
  • sāgnayo* -
  • sāgni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāgni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ajāt -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 20.16

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 20.16 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾವಕಃ ಪವಮಾನೋಭೂಚ್ಛುಚಿಃ ಸ್ವಾಹಾಗ್ನಿಜೋಭವತ್ ।
ಅಗ್ನಿಸ್ವಾತ್ತಾ ವರ್ಹಿಷದೋಽನಗ್ನಯಃ ಸಾಗ್ನಯೋ ಹ್ಯಜಾತ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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