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 23.11

धर्मं ज्ञानं च वैराग्यमैश्वर्य्यं वह्निदिङमुखाः ।
अधर्मादीनि गात्राणि पूर्वादौ योगपीठके ॥ ११ ॥

dharmaṃ jñānaṃ ca vairāgyamaiśvaryyaṃ vahnidiṅamukhāḥ |
adharmādīni gātrāṇi pūrvādau yogapīṭhake || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 23.11 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 (23.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharma, Jnana, Ukha, Adharma, Gatra, Purvadi, Yogapitha, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 23.11). 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: “dharmaṃ jñānaṃ ca vairāgyamaiśvaryyaṃ vahnidiṅamukhāḥ
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse vairāgyamaiśvaryyam*va
  • vahni -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • di -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ṅam -
  • ṅa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ukhāḥ -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “adharmādīni gātrāṇi pūrvādau yogapīṭhake
  • adharmād -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gātrāṇi -
  • gātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pūrvādau -
  • pūrvādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrvādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • yogapīṭha -
  • yogapīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 23.11

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 23.11 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಚ ವೈರಾಗ್ಯಮೈಶ್ವರ್ಯ್ಯಂ ವಹ್ನಿದಿಙಮುಖಾಃ ।
ಅಧರ್ಮಾದೀನಿ ಗಾತ್ರಾಣಿ ಪೂರ್ವಾದೌ ಯೋಗಪೀಠಕೇ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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