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 48.3

मोक्षदः श्रीगदी पद्मी शङ्खी विष्णुश्च चक्रधृक् ।
शङ्खचक्राब्जगदिनं मधुसूदनमानमे ॥ ३ ॥

mokṣadaḥ śrīgadī padmī śaṅkhī viṣṇuśca cakradhṛk |
śaṅkhacakrābjagadinaṃ madhusūdanamāname || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 48.3 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 (48.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mokshada, Shri, Gadi, Gadin, Padmin, Padmi, Shankhin, Shankhi, Vishnu, Shankha, Cakrabja, Madhusudana, Anama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 48.3). 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: “mokṣadaḥ śrīgadī padmī śaṅkhī viṣṇuśca cakradhṛk
  • mokṣadaḥ -
  • mokṣada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • gadī -
  • gadī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gadi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gadin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padmī -
  • padmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    padmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    padmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅkhī -
  • śaṅkhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaṅkhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śaṅkhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇuś -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse cakradhṛk
  • Line 2: “śaṅkhacakrābjagadinaṃ madhusūdanamāname
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakrābja -
  • cakrābja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakrābja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gadinam -
  • gadin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • madhusūdanam -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āname -
  • ānama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ānama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ānamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 48.3

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 48.3 in Kannada sript:
ಮೋಕ್ಷದಃ ಶ್ರೀಗದೀ ಪದ್ಮೀ ಶಙ್ಖೀ ವಿಷ್ಣುಶ್ಚ ಚಕ್ರಧೃಕ್ ।
ಶಙ್ಖಚಕ್ರಾಬ್ಜಗದಿನಂ ಮಧುಸೂದನಮಾನಮೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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