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 92.21

अकचटतपयशहान् मानवश्चेत् प्रश्नाक्षराणि तु ।
अग्नेर्ध्वजादिपतिताः स्वस्थाने शल्यमाख्यान्ति ॥ २१ ॥

akacaṭatapayaśahān mānavaścet praśnākṣarāṇi tu |
agnerdhvajādipatitāḥ svasthāne śalyamākhyānti || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 92.21 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 (92.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akaca, Tapa, Yasha, Hat, Prashna, Akshara, Agni, Dhvaja, Patita, Svasthana, Shalya, Akhya, Anti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 92.21). 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: “akacaṭatapayaśahān mānavaścet praśnākṣarāṇi tu
  • akaca -
  • akaca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akaca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapa -
  • tapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yaśa -
  • yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hān -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> hāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • Cannot analyse mānavaścet*pr
  • praśnā -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṣarāṇi -
  • akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “agnerdhvajādipatitāḥ svasthāne śalyamākhyānti
  • agner -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dhvajā -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • patitāḥ -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    patitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
  • svasthāne -
  • svasthāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svasthānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śalyam -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 92.21

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 92.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕಚಟತಪಯಶಹಾನ್ ಮಾನವಶ್ಚೇತ್ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಾಕ್ಷರಾಣಿ ತು ।
ಅಗ್ನೇರ್ಧ್ವಜಾದಿಪತಿತಾಃ ಸ್ವಸ್ಥಾನೇ ಶಲ್ಯಮಾಖ್ಯಾನ್ತಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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