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 51.12

शुक्रः कुण्ड्यक्षमाली स्यात् किङ्किणीसूत्रवाञ्छनिः ।
अर्द्धचन्द्रधरो राहुः केतुः खड्गी च दीपभृत् ॥ १२ ॥

śukraḥ kuṇḍyakṣamālī syāt kiṅkiṇīsūtravāñchaniḥ |
arddhacandradharo rāhuḥ ketuḥ khaḍgī ca dīpabhṛt || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 51.12 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 (51.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shukra, Kundi, Kundin, Kundya, Akshamalin, Syat, Sya, Kinkini, Sutra, Vanchat, Riddha, Candra, Dhara, Rahu, Ketri, Ketu, Khadgin, Khadgi, Dipa, Bhrit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 51.12). 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: “śukraḥ kuṇḍyakṣamālī syāt kiṅkiṇīsūtravāñchaniḥ
  • śukraḥ -
  • śukra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuṇḍya -
  • kuṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kuṇḍin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kuṇḍ -> kuṇḍya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kuṇḍ]
    kuṇḍ -> kuṇḍya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kuṇḍ]
    kuṇḍ -> kuṇḍya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kuṇḍ]
    kuṇḍ -> kuṇḍya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kuṇḍ]
    kuṇḍ -> kuṇḍya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kuṇḍ]
    kuṇḍ -> kuṇḍya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kuṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kuṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kuṇḍ]
    kuṇḍ -> kuṇḍya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kuṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kuṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kuṇḍ]
  • akṣamālī -
  • akṣamālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kiṅkiṇī -
  • kiṅkiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kiṅkiṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kiṅkiṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sūtra -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāñchan -
  • vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vāñch class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “arddhacandradharo rāhuḥ ketuḥ khaḍgī ca dīpabhṛt
  • ar -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddha -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candra -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharo* -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāhuḥ -
  • rāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ketuḥ -
  • ketṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ketu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khaḍgī -
  • khaḍgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    khaḍgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    khaḍgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīpa -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛt -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 51.12

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 51.12 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ರಃ ಕುಣ್ಡ್ಯಕ್ಷಮಾಲೀ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ಕಿಙ್ಕಿಣೀಸೂತ್ರವಾಞ್ಛನಿಃ ।
ಅರ್ದ್ಧಚನ್ದ್ರಧರೋ ರಾಹುಃ ಕೇತುಃ ಖಡ್ಗೀ ಚ ದೀಪಭೃತ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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