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 44.18

अर्द्धाङ्गुलं तथा नेत्रं वक्त्रन्तु चतुरङ्गुलम् ।
आयामेन तु वैपुल्यात् सार्द्धमङ्गुलमुच्यते ॥ १८ ॥

arddhāṅgulaṃ tathā netraṃ vaktrantu caturaṅgulam |
āyāmena tu vaipulyāt sārddhamaṅgulamucyate || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 44.18 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 (44.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Riddha, Angula, Tatha, Netra, Caturangula, Ayama, Vaipulya, Arddha, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 44.18). 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: “arddhāṅgulaṃ tathā netraṃ vaktrantu caturaṅgulam
  • ar -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddhā -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • netram -
  • netra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaktran -
  • vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • caturaṅgulam -
  • caturaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āyāmena tu vaipulyāt sārddhamaṅgulamucyate
  • āyāmena -
  • āyāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaipulyāt -
  • vaipulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vaipulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārddham -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 44.18

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 44.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ದ್ಧಾಙ್ಗುಲಂ ತಥಾ ನೇತ್ರಂ ವಕ್ತ್ರನ್ತು ಚತುರಙ್ಗುಲಮ್ ।
ಆಯಾಮೇನ ತು ವೈಪುಲ್ಯಾತ್ ಸಾರ್ದ್ಧಮಙ್ಗುಲಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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