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 54.8

चलमङ्गुलमानेन द्वारगर्भकरैः स्थितम् ।
अङ्गुलाद् गृहलिङ्गं स्याद्यावत् पञ्चदशाङ्गुलम् ॥ ८ ॥

calamaṅgulamānena dvāragarbhakaraiḥ sthitam |
aṅgulād gṛhaliṅgaṃ syādyāvat pañcadaśāṅgulam || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 54.8 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 (54.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cala, Angulamana, Dvara, Garbhakara, Sthita, Angula, Linga, Syadya, Avat, Pancadasha, Pancadashan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.8). 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: “calamaṅgulamānena dvāragarbhakaraiḥ sthitam
  • calam -
  • cala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    calā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅgulamānena -
  • aṅgulamāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aṅgulamāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dvāra -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garbhakaraiḥ -
  • garbhakara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “aṅgulād gṛhaliṅgaṃ syādyāvat pañcadaśāṅgulam
  • aṅgulād -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gṛha -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syādyā -
  • syad -> syādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √syad class 1 verb]
    syad -> syādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √syad class 1 verb]
    syad -> syādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √syad class 1 verb]
  • avat -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
  • pañcadaśā -
  • pañcadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcadaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcadaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pañcadaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.8

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 54.8 in Kannada sript:
ಚಲಮಙ್ಗುಲಮಾನೇನ ದ್ವಾರಗರ್ಭಕರೈಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ಅಙ್ಗುಲಾದ್ ಗೃಹಲಿಙ್ಗಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಯಾವತ್ ಪಞ್ಚದಶಾಙ್ಗುಲಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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