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 78.31

दिक्षु शक्रादिदिक्पालान् विष्णुब्रह्मशिवादिकान् ।
वर्धनीं सम्यगादाय घटपृष्टानुगामिनीं ॥ ३१ ॥

dikṣu śakrādidikpālān viṣṇubrahmaśivādikān |
vardhanīṃ samyagādāya ghaṭapṛṣṭānugāminīṃ || 31 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 78.31 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 (78.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dish, Dikshu, Shakra, Dikpala, Brahma, Brahman, Shivadi, Kah, Vardhani, Samyak, Ada, Adaya, Ghata, Prishta, Uksh, Amini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.31). 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: “dikṣu śakrādidikpālān viṣṇubrahmaśivādikān
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • śakrā -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dikpālān -
  • dikpāla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • 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]
  • śivādi -
  • śivādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śivādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śivādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kān -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vardhanīṃ samyagādāya ghaṭapṛṣṭānugāminīṃ
  • vardhanīm -
  • vardhanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samyag -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ghaṭa -
  • ghaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛṣṭān -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aminīm -
  • aminī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.31

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 78.31 in Kannada sript:
ದಿಕ್ಷು ಶಕ್ರಾದಿದಿಕ್ಪಾಲಾನ್ ವಿಷ್ಣುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಶಿವಾದಿಕಾನ್ ।
ವರ್ಧನೀಂ ಸಮ್ಯಗಾದಾಯ ಘಟಪೃಷ್ಟಾನುಗಾಮಿನೀಂ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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