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 51.7

कृष्णो रक्तो मनाग्रक्तः पीतः पाण्डरकः सितः ।
कपिलः पीतवर्णश्च शुकाभो धवलस्तथा ॥ ७ ॥

kṛṣṇo rakto manāgraktaḥ pītaḥ pāṇḍarakaḥ sitaḥ |
kapilaḥ pītavarṇaśca śukābho dhavalastathā || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 51.7 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 (51.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishna, Raktri, Rakta, Manak, Pita, Pandaraka, Sita, Kapila, Pitavarna, Shuka, Dhavala, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 51.7). 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: “kṛṣṇo rakto manāgraktaḥ pītaḥ pāṇḍarakaḥ sitaḥ
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rakto* -
  • raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • manāg -
  • manāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raktaḥ -
  • raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • pītaḥ -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • pāṇḍarakaḥ -
  • pāṇḍaraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sitaḥ -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “kapilaḥ pītavarṇaśca śukābho dhavalastathā
  • kapilaḥ -
  • kapila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pītavarṇaś -
  • pītavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śukā -
  • śuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abho* -
  • bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • dhavalas -
  • dhavala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 51.7

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 51.7 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ರಕ್ತೋ ಮನಾಗ್ರಕ್ತಃ ಪೀತಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡರಕಃ ಸಿತಃ ।
ಕಪಿಲಃ ಪೀತವರ್ಣಶ್ಚ ಶುಕಾಭೋ ಧವಲಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೭ ॥

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