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 39.4

सत्योक्तं शौनकं तन्त्रं वासिष्ठंज्ञानसागरम् ।
स्वायम्भुवं कापिलञ्चातार्क्षं नारायणीयकम् ॥ ४ ॥

satyoktaṃ śaunakaṃ tantraṃ vāsiṣṭhaṃjñānasāgaram |
svāyambhuvaṃ kāpilañcātārkṣaṃ nārāyaṇīyakam || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 39.4 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 (39.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sat, Sati, Okta, Shaunaka, Tantra, Vasi, Vasin, Jnanasagara, Svayambhuva, Svayambhu, Kapi, Lanca, Tarksha, Narayaniya, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 39.4). 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: “satyoktaṃ śaunakaṃ tantraṃ vāsiṣṭhaṃjñānasāgaram
  • satyo -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • oktam -
  • okta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    okta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    oktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    oj -> okta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √oj class 1 verb]
    oj -> okta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √oj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √oj class 1 verb]
  • śaunakam -
  • śaunaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tantram -
  • tantra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tantrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāsi -
  • vāsi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • ṣṭhañ -
  • ṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñānasāgaram -
  • jñānasāgara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “svāyambhuvaṃ kāpilañcātārkṣaṃ nārāyaṇīyakam
  • svāyambhuvam -
  • svāyambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svāyambhuva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svāyambhuvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    svāyambhū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāpi -
  • kāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • lañcā -
  • lañcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tārkṣam -
  • tārkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nārāyaṇīya -
  • nārāyaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārāyaṇīya (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 39.4

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 39.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ಯೋಕ್ತಂ ಶೌನಕಂ ತನ್ತ್ರಂ ವಾಸಿಷ್ಠಂಜ್ಞಾನಸಾಗರಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಾಯಮ್ಭುವಂ ಕಾಪಿಲಞ್ಚಾತಾರ್ಕ್ಷಂ ನಾರಾಯಣೀಯಕಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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