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 39.10

कुरुक्षेत्रे गयादौ च नदीनान्तु समीपतः ।
ब्रह्मा मध्ये तु नगरे पूर्वे शक्रस्य शोभनम् ॥ १० ॥

kurukṣetre gayādau ca nadīnāntu samīpataḥ |
brahmā madhye tu nagare pūrve śakrasya śobhanam || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 39.10 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 (39.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kurukshetra, Gaya, Ada, Nadina, Samipatah, Samipatas, Brahma, Madhye, Madhya, Nagara, Purva, Shakra, Shobhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 39.10). 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: “kurukṣetre gayādau ca nadīnāntu samīpataḥ
  • kurukṣetre -
  • kurukṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kurukṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gayā -
  • gaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    gayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (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]
  • nadīnān -
  • nadīna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • samīpataḥ -
  • samīpataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samīpatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmā madhye tu nagare pūrve śakrasya śobhanam
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nagare -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pūrve -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śakrasya -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śobhanam -
  • śobhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śobhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 39.10

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 39.10 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ ಗಯಾದೌ ಚ ನದೀನಾನ್ತು ಸಮೀಪತಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ತು ನಗರೇ ಪೂರ್ವೇ ಶಕ್ರಸ್ಯ ಶೋಭನಮ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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