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 24.6

मूलन्तु त्र्यङ्गुलं योन्या अग्रं तस्याः षडङ्गुलं ।
लक्षणञ्चैकहस्तस्य द्विगुणं द्विकरादिषु ॥ ६ ॥

mūlantu tryaṅgulaṃ yonyā agraṃ tasyāḥ ṣaḍaṅgulaṃ |
lakṣaṇañcaikahastasya dviguṇaṃ dvikarādiṣu || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 24.6 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 (24.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tryangula, Yoni, Yonya, Agram, Agra, Shadangula, Kshanam, Ekahasta, Dviguna, Dvikara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.6). 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: “mūlantu tryaṅgulaṃ yonyā agraṃ tasyāḥ ṣaḍaṅgulaṃ
  • mūlantu -
  • mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • tryaṅgulam -
  • tryaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tryaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tryaṅgulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yonyā* -
  • yonī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yonya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yonyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • agram -
  • agram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṣaḍaṅgulam -
  • ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaḍaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “lakṣaṇañcaikahastasya dviguṇaṃ dvikarādiṣu
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇañ -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekahastasya -
  • ekahasta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ekahasta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dviguṇam -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvikarād -
  • dvikara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dvikara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.6

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 24.6 in Kannada sript:
ಮೂಲನ್ತು ತ್ರ್ಯಙ್ಗುಲಂ ಯೋನ್ಯಾ ಅಗ್ರಂ ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಷಡಙ್ಗುಲಂ ।
ಲಕ್ಷಣಞ್ಚೈಕಹಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಂ ದ್ವಿಕರಾದಿಷು ॥ ೬ ॥

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