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 53.3

ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवांशेषु वर्धमानोयमुच्यते ।
चतुरस्रेस्य वर्णार्धं गुह्यकोणेषु लाञ्छयेत् ॥ ३ ॥

brahmaviṣṇuśivāṃśeṣu vardhamānoyamucyate |
caturasresya varṇārdhaṃ guhyakoṇeṣu lāñchayet || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 53.3 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 (53.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Shiva, Sha, Vardhamana, Yah, Ucyat, Caturasra, Caturasri, Sya, Varna, Varnan, Ardha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.3). 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: “brahmaviṣṇuśivāṃśeṣu vardhamānoyamucyate
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śivāṃ -
  • śivā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śeṣu -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vardhamāno -
  • vardhamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vardhamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “caturasresya varṇārdhaṃ guhyakoṇeṣu lāñchayet
  • caturasre -
  • caturasra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caturasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caturasri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    caturasri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varṇā -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guhyako -
  • ṇeṣu -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse lāñchayet

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.3

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 53.3 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿಷ್ಣುಶಿವಾಂಶೇಷು ವರ್ಧಮಾನೋಯಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ಚತುರಸ್ರೇಸ್ಯ ವರ್ಣಾರ್ಧಂ ಗುಹ್ಯಕೋಣೇಷು ಲಾಞ್ಛಯೇತ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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