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 25.11

हृदयञ्च शिरश्चुडा कवचं नेत्रमस्तकम् ।
षडङ्गानि तु वीजानां मूलस्य द्वादशाङ्गकम् ॥ ११ ॥

hṛdayañca śiraścuḍā kavacaṃ netramastakam |
ṣaḍaṅgāni tu vījānāṃ mūlasya dvādaśāṅgakam || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 25.11 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 (25.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hrida, Yah, Shira, Shiras, Kavaca, Netra, Astaka, Shadanga, Vija, Mula, Dvadashanga, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.11). 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: “hṛdayañca śiraścuḍā kavacaṃ netramastakam
  • hṛda -
  • hṛda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yañ -
  • yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiraś -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cuḍā -
  • kavacam -
  • kavaca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kavaca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • netram -
  • netra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • astakam -
  • astaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    astaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    stak (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “ṣaḍaṅgāni tu vījānāṃ mūlasya dvādaśāṅgakam
  • ṣaḍaṅgāni -
  • ṣaḍaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vījānām -
  • vījā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vīja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vīja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • mūlasya -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dvādaśāṅga -
  • dvādaśāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 25.11

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 25.11 in Kannada sript:
ಹೃದಯಞ್ಚ ಶಿರಶ್ಚುಡಾ ಕವಚಂ ನೇತ್ರಮಸ್ತಕಮ್ ।
ಷಡಙ್ಗಾನಿ ತು ವೀಜಾನಾಂ ಮೂಲಸ್ಯ ದ್ವಾದಶಾಙ್ಗಕಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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