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 29.22

पद्मार्द्धं नवभिः प्रोक्तं नाभिस्तु तिसृभिः स्मृता ।
अष्टाभिर्द्वारकान् कुर्य्यान्नेमिन्तु चतुरङ्गुलैः ॥ २२ ॥

padmārddhaṃ navabhiḥ proktaṃ nābhistu tisṛbhiḥ smṛtā |
aṣṭābhirdvārakān kuryyānnemintu caturaṅgulaiḥ || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 29.22 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 (29.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Padma, Arddha, Navan, Prokta, Nabhi, Tisri, Smrita, Ashta, Dvaraka, Caturangula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 29.22). 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: “padmārddhaṃ navabhiḥ proktaṃ nābhistu tisṛbhiḥ smṛtā
  • padmā -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārddham -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • navabhiḥ -
  • navan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nābhis -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tisṛbhiḥ -
  • tisṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tisṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tisṛ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭābhirdvārakān kuryyānnemintu caturaṅgulaiḥ
  • aṣṭābhir -
  • aṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 5 verb]
  • dvārakān -
  • dvāraka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse kuryyānnemintu*ca
  • caturaṅgulaiḥ -
  • caturaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    caturaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 29.22

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 29.22 in Kannada sript:
ಪದ್ಮಾರ್ದ್ಧಂ ನವಭಿಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ನಾಭಿಸ್ತು ತಿಸೃಭಿಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ।
ಅಷ್ಟಾಭಿರ್ದ್ವಾರಕಾನ್ ಕುರ್ಯ್ಯಾನ್ನೇಮಿನ್ತು ಚತುರಙ್ಗುಲೈಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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