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 25.1

नारद उवाच ।
वासुदेवादिमन्त्राणां पूज्यानां लक्षणं वदे ।
वासुदेवः सङ्कर्षणः प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धकः ॥ १ ॥

nārada uvāca |
vāsudevādimantrāṇāṃ pūjyānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vade |
vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ pradyumnaścāniruddhakaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 25.1 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 (25.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narada, Vasudeva, Idam, Tra, Trana, Pujya, Lakshana, Vada, Vadi, Sankarshana, Pradyumna, Ruddha, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.1). 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: “nārada uvāca
  • nārada* -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “vāsudevādimantrāṇāṃ pūjyānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vade
  • vāsudevād -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iman -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • trāṇām -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    trāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pūjyānām -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pūjya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pūjyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vade -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vadi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vadi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 3: “vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ pradyumnaścāniruddhakaḥ
  • vāsudevaḥ -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkarṣaṇaḥ -
  • saṅkarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pradyumnaś -
  • pradyumna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāni -
  • ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ruddha -
  • ruddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ruddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rudh class 1 verb]
    rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rudh class 1 verb]
    rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rudh class 7 verb]
    rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rudh class 7 verb]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 25.1

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 25.1 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಾಸುದೇವಾದಿಮನ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಪೂಜ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಲಕ್ಷಣಂ ವದೇ ।
ವಾಸುದೇವಃ ಸಙ್ಕರ್ಷಣಃ ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನಶ್ಚಾನಿರುದ್ಧಕಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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