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 44.33

वक्षसो यत् प्रमाणन्तु जठरं तत्प्रमाणतः ।
अङ्गुलैकं भवेन्नाभी वेधेन च प्रमाणतः ॥ ३३ ॥

vakṣaso yat pramāṇantu jaṭharaṃ tatpramāṇataḥ |
aṅgulaikaṃ bhavennābhī vedhena ca pramāṇataḥ || 33 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 44.33 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 (44.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vakshas, Yat, Yad, Prama, Jathara, Tat, Tad, Pramanatah, Angula, Aika, Nabhi, Vedha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 44.33). 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: “vakṣaso yat pramāṇantu jaṭharaṃ tatpramāṇataḥ
  • vakṣaso* -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pramā -
  • pramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇantu -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • jaṭharam -
  • jaṭhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaṭhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jaṭharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pramāṇataḥ -
  • pramāṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “aṅgulaikaṃ bhavennābhī vedhena ca pramāṇataḥ
  • aṅgulai -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aikam -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • nābhī -
  • nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vedhena -
  • vedha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vedha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇataḥ -
  • pramāṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 44.33

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 44.33 in Kannada sript:
ವಕ್ಷಸೋ ಯತ್ ಪ್ರಮಾಣನ್ತು ಜಠರಂ ತತ್ಪ್ರಮಾಣತಃ ।
ಅಙ್ಗುಲೈಕಂ ಭವೇನ್ನಾಭೀ ವೇಧೇನ ಚ ಪ್ರಮಾಣತಃ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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