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 57.1

भगवानुवाच ।
भूमेः परिग्रहं कुर्य्यात् क्षिपेद् व्रीहींश्च सर्षपान् ।
नारसिंहेन रक्षोघ्नान् प्रोक्षयेत् पञ्चगव्यतः ॥ १ ॥

bhagavānuvāca |
bhūmeḥ parigrahaṃ kuryyāt kṣiped vrīhīṃśca sarṣapān |
nārasiṃhena rakṣoghnān prokṣayet pañcagavyataḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 57.1 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 (57.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhagavat, Bhumi, Parigraha, Vrihi, Sarshapa, Narasimha, Rakshoghna, Pancagavi, Pancagavya, Atah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57.1). 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: “bhagavānuvāca
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “bhūmeḥ parigrahaṃ kuryyāt kṣiped vrīhīṃśca sarṣapān
  • bhūmeḥ -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • parigraham -
  • parigraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse kuryyāt*kṣ
  • kṣiped -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • vrīhīṃś -
  • vrīhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarṣapān -
  • sarṣapa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “nārasiṃhena rakṣoghnān prokṣayet pañcagavyataḥ
  • nārasiṃhena -
  • nārasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nārasiṃha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rakṣoghnān -
  • rakṣoghna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pro -
  • kṣayet -
  • kṣi (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • pañcagavya -
  • pañcagavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pañcagavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcagavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57.1

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 57.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭಗವಾನುವಾಚ ।
ಭೂಮೇಃ ಪರಿಗ್ರಹಂ ಕುರ್ಯ್ಯಾತ್ ಕ್ಷಿಪೇದ್ ವ್ರೀಹೀಂಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ಷಪಾನ್ ।
ನಾರಸಿಂಹೇನ ರಕ್ಷೋಘ್ನಾನ್ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಯೇತ್ ಪಞ್ಚಗವ್ಯತಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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