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 25.40

अङ्गुष्ठादौ तले द्वौ च पादे जानुनि वै कटौ ।
शिरः शिखरकट्याञ्च जानुपादादिषु न्यसेत् ॥ ४० ॥

aṅguṣṭhādau tale dvau ca pāde jānuni vai kaṭau |
śiraḥ śikharakaṭyāñca jānupādādiṣu nyaset || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 25.40 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 (25.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Angushtha, Ada, Tala, Dva, Pada, Janu, Kata, Kati, Katu, Shira, Shiras, Shikhara, Padadi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 25.40). 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: “aṅguṣṭhādau tale dvau ca pāde jānuni vai kaṭau
  • aṅguṣṭhā -
  • aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tale -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāde -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jānuni -
  • jānu (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kaṭau -
  • kaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kaṭu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “śiraḥ śikharakaṭyāñca jānupādādiṣu nyaset
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śikhara -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṭyā -
  • kaṭ -> kaṭya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kaṭ]
    kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jānu -
  • jānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pādādiṣu -
  • pādādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pādādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    pādādi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse nyaset

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 25.40

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 25.40 in Kannada sript:
ಅಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠಾದೌ ತಲೇ ದ್ವೌ ಚ ಪಾದೇ ಜಾನುನಿ ವೈ ಕಟೌ ।
ಶಿರಃ ಶಿಖರಕಟ್ಯಾಞ್ಚ ಜಾನುಪಾದಾದಿಷು ನ್ಯಸೇತ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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