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 91.16

शतार्द्धैकाधिकैः काद्यैस्तथा षोडशभिः स्वरैः ।
काद्यैस्तैः सस्वरैराद्यैः कान्तैर्म्मन्त्रास्तथाखिलाः ॥ १६ ॥

śatārddhaikādhikaiḥ kādyaistathā ṣoḍaśabhiḥ svaraiḥ |
kādyaistaiḥ sasvarairādyaiḥ kāntairmmantrāstathākhilāḥ || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 91.16 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 (91.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shata, Arddha, Aika, Adhika, Kadya, Tatha, Shodashan, Svara, Tad, Sasvara, Adya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 91.16). 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: “śatārddhaikādhikaiḥ kādyaistathā ṣoḍaśabhiḥ svaraiḥ
  • śatā -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārddhai -
  • ārddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aikā -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikaiḥ -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kādyais -
  • kad -> kādya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √kad class 1 verb]
    kad -> kādya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √kad class 1 verb]
    kādya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kādya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣoḍaśabhiḥ -
  • ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svaraiḥ -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    svara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kādyaistaiḥ sasvarairādyaiḥ kāntairmmantrāstathākhilāḥ
  • kādyais -
  • kad -> kādya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √kad class 1 verb]
    kad -> kādya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √kad class 1 verb]
    kādya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kādya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sasvarair -
  • sasvara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sasvara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ādyaiḥ -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ad]
  • Cannot analyse kāntairmmantrāstathākhilāḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 91.16

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 91.16 in Kannada sript:
ಶತಾರ್ದ್ಧೈಕಾಧಿಕೈಃ ಕಾದ್ಯೈಸ್ತಥಾ ಷೋಡಶಭಿಃ ಸ್ವರೈಃ ।
ಕಾದ್ಯೈಸ್ತೈಃ ಸಸ್ವರೈರಾದ್ಯೈಃ ಕಾನ್ತೈರ್ಮ್ಮನ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತಥಾಖಿಲಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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