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 79.16

ओं हां आत्मतत्त्वाधिपतये शिवाय स्वाहा ।
ओं हां विद्यातत्त्वाधिपतये शिवाय स्वाहा ।
ओं हौं शिवतत्त्वाधिपतये शिवाय स्वाहा ।
नत्वा गङ्गावतारन्तु प्रार्थयेत्तं कृताञ्जलिः ।
त्वङ्गतिः सर्व्वभूतानां संस्थितस्त्वञ्चराचरे ॥ १६ ॥

oṃ hāṃ ātmatattvādhipataye śivāya svāhā |
oṃ hāṃ vidyātattvādhipataye śivāya svāhā |
oṃ hauṃ śivatattvādhipataye śivāya svāhā |
natvā gaṅgāvatārantu prārthayettaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ |
tvaṅgatiḥ sarvvabhūtānāṃ saṃsthitastvañcarācare || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 79.16 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 (79.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atmatattva, Adhipati, Shiva, Svaha, Vidyatattva, Han, Aum, Shivatattva, Ganga, Aram, Kritanjali, Tvangat, Samsthita, Acara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 79.16). 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: “oṃ hāṃ ātmatattvādhipataye śivāya svāhā
  • Cannot analyse om*hā
  • hām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmatattvā -
  • ātmatattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhipataye -
  • adhipati (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śivāya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • svāhā -
  • svāhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “oṃ hāṃ vidyātattvādhipataye śivāya svāhā
  • Cannot analyse om*hā
  • hām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidyātattvā -
  • vidyātattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidyātattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhipataye -
  • adhipati (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śivāya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • svāhā -
  • svāhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “oṃ hauṃ śivatattvādhipataye śivāya svāhā
  • Cannot analyse om*ha
  • hau -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aum -
  • aum (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śivatattvā -
  • śivatattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhipataye -
  • adhipati (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śivāya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • svāhā -
  • svāhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “natvā gaṅgāvatārantu prārthayettaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
  • natvā -
  • nam -> natvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • gaṅgāva -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atā -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aran -
  • aram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse prārthayettam*kṛ
  • kṛtāñjaliḥ -
  • kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛtāñjali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “tvaṅgatiḥ sarvvabhūtānāṃ saṃsthitastvañcarācare
  • tvaṅgat -
  • tvaṅg -> tvaṅgat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvaṅg class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tvaṅg class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvaṅg class 1 verb]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse sarvvabhūtānām*sa
  • saṃsthitas -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvañca -
  • tvañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācare -
  • ācara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ācara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 79.16

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 79.16 in Kannada sript:
ಓಂ ಹಾಂ ಆತ್ಮತತ್ತ್ವಾಧಿಪತಯೇ ಶಿವಾಯ ಸ್ವಾಹಾ ।
ಓಂ ಹಾಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾತತ್ತ್ವಾಧಿಪತಯೇ ಶಿವಾಯ ಸ್ವಾಹಾ ।
ಓಂ ಹೌಂ ಶಿವತತ್ತ್ವಾಧಿಪತಯೇ ಶಿವಾಯ ಸ್ವಾಹಾ ।
ನತ್ವಾ ಗಙ್ಗಾವತಾರನ್ತು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯೇತ್ತಂ ಕೃತಾಞ್ಜಲಿಃ ।
ತ್ವಙ್ಗತಿಃ ಸರ್ವ್ವಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಸ್ತ್ವಞ್ಚರಾಚರೇ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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