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 51.14

अनन्तस्तक्षकः कर्क्कः पद्मो महाब्जः शङ्खकः ।
कुलिकः सूत्रिणः सर्वे फणवक्त्रा महाप्रभाः ।
इन्द्रो वज्री गजारूढश्लागगोग्निश्च शक्तिमान् ।
यमो दण्डी च महिषे नैर्ऋतः खड्गवान् करे ॥ १४ ॥

anantastakṣakaḥ karkkaḥ padmo mahābjaḥ śaṅkhakaḥ |
kulikaḥ sūtriṇaḥ sarve phaṇavaktrā mahāprabhāḥ |
indro vajrī gajārūḍhaślāgagogniśca śaktimān |
yamo daṇḍī ca mahiṣe nairṛtaḥ khaḍgavān kare || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 51.14 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 (51.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ananta, Takshaka, Ric, Kah, Padma, Mahabja, Shankhaka, Kulika, Sutrin, Sarva, Phana, Vaktra, Mahaprabha, Indra, Vajri, Vajrin, Shaktimat, Yama, Dandi, Dandin, Mahisha, Mahishi, Nairrita, Khadgavat, Kari, Kara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 51.14). 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: “anantastakṣakaḥ karkkaḥ padmo mahābjaḥ śaṅkhakaḥ
  • anantas -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • takṣakaḥ -
  • takṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kar -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛk -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padmo* -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābjaḥ -
  • mahābja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅkhakaḥ -
  • śaṅkhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kulikaḥ sūtriṇaḥ sarve phaṇavaktrā mahāprabhāḥ
  • kulikaḥ -
  • kulika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūtriṇaḥ -
  • sūtrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sūtrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • phaṇa -
  • phaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phaṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaktrā* -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahāprabhāḥ -
  • mahāprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “indro vajrī gajārūḍhaślāgagogniśca śaktimān
  • indro* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vajrī -
  • vajrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vajrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse gajārūḍhaślāgagogniśca*śa
  • śaktimān -
  • śaktimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “yamo daṇḍī ca mahiṣe nairṛtaḥ khaḍgavān kare
  • yamo* -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍī -
  • daṇḍī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    daṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    daṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahiṣe -
  • mahiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahiṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nairṛtaḥ -
  • nairṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khaḍgavān -
  • khaḍgavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kare -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 51.14

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 51.14 in Kannada sript:
ಅನನ್ತಸ್ತಕ್ಷಕಃ ಕರ್ಕ್ಕಃ ಪದ್ಮೋ ಮಹಾಬ್ಜಃ ಶಙ್ಖಕಃ ।
ಕುಲಿಕಃ ಸೂತ್ರಿಣಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಫಣವಕ್ತ್ರಾ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಭಾಃ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರೋ ವಜ್ರೀ ಗಜಾರೂಢಶ್ಲಾಗಗೋಗ್ನಿಶ್ಚ ಶಕ್ತಿಮಾನ್ ।
ಯಮೋ ದಣ್ಡೀ ಚ ಮಹಿಷೇ ನೈರೃತಃ ಖಡ್ಗವಾನ್ ಕರೇ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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