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 21.12

हां हुं हां शिवमूर्त्तये साङ्गवक्त्रं शिवं यजेत् ।
हौं शिवाय हामित्यादि हामीशानादिवक्त्रकम् ॥ १२ ॥

hāṃ huṃ hāṃ śivamūrttaye sāṅgavaktraṃ śivaṃ yajet |
hauṃ śivāya hāmityādi hāmīśānādivaktrakam || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.12 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 (21.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hum, Shivam, Shiva, Tti, Sanga, Vaktra, Han, Aum, Ityadi, Ishana, Adivaktra, Aka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.12). 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: “hāṃ huṃ hāṃ śivamūrttaye sāṅgavaktraṃ śivaṃ yajet
  • hām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hum -
  • hum (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūr -
  • ttaye -
  • tti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • sāṅga -
  • sāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaktram -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śivam -
  • śivam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yajet -
  • yaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “hauṃ śivāya hāmityādi hāmīśānādivaktrakam
  • hau -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aum -
  • aum (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śivāya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • hām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ityādi -
  • ityādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ityādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ityādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hāmī -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • īśānā -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • ādivaktra -
  • ādivaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādivaktra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādivaktra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akam -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.12

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 21.12 in Kannada sript:
ಹಾಂ ಹುಂ ಹಾಂ ಶಿವಮೂರ್ತ್ತಯೇ ಸಾಙ್ಗವಕ್ತ್ರಂ ಶಿವಂ ಯಜೇತ್ ।
ಹೌಂ ಶಿವಾಯ ಹಾಮಿತ್ಯಾದಿ ಹಾಮೀಶಾನಾದಿವಕ್ತ್ರಕಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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